Venus Williams

Venus Williams (1980 -     )

American inactive professional tennis star;

holder of 73 major titles — 49 in singles,

22 in women's doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles;

winner of Olympic singles gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics;

with her sister Serena, winner of 3 Olympic gold medals

in women's doubles (2000, 2008, and 2012);

winner of 2 Olympic silver medals in mixed doubles (2015 and 2016;

leader of the successful fight for equal prize money at Wimbledon;

regarded as one of the best female tennis players of all time;

involved in many business interests, including fashion.

Peach Momoko

Peach Momoko

Japanese comic book artist and writer;

exclusively under contract with Marvel Comics

to produce comics for Momoko-verse and Ultimate X-Men.

Colette

Colette (1873 - 1954)

French author, woman of letters, actor, journalist;

best known novels include the Claudine novels (1900-1903),

La Vagabonde (1910), Chéri (1920) and Gigi (1944);

infamous for her sexually liberated lifestyle with women and younger men.

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek (1949 -     )

American actor;

winner of an Oscar and a Golden Globe 

as Best Actress for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Starhawk

Starhawk (1951 -     )

American writer who is a leading theorist of

feminist neopaganism and ecofeminism;

activist for social, economic and environmental justice;

author of The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the

Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess (1979).

Lizzo

Lizzo (1988 -     )

American singer, rapper, musician, actor, reality TV host;

awards include 4 Grammies and a Primetime Emmy;

Time magazine's 2019 "Entertainer of the Year;"

Lizzo will portray Sister Rosetta Tharpe in

an upcoming biopic by Amazon MGM Studios.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915 - 1973)

American singer (gospel, rhythm-and-blues,

rock-and-roll), songwriter and electric guitar pioneer;

known as "the original soul sister" and 

"the Godmother of rock and roll;"

posthumous inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

as an "Early Influence" (2018).