Millie Bailey

Millie Bailey (1918 - 2022)

American World War II veteran, civil servant, volunteer and fundraiser;

one of the first African American officers in the Women's Army Corps;

served as a commander of the Women's Colored Detachment.

Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull (1946-2025)

British singer and actor,

1960s British pop icon,

noted interpreter in later years of

Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill songs.

Irshad Manji

Irshad Manji (1968 -     )

Canadian author, media personality, and educator;

critic of Islamic Fundamentalism;

founder of Moral Courage College;

asserts that diversity of viewpoints with respect

for freedom of speech automatically results

in diversity of demographics and inclusion.

Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones (1974 -     )

Canadian lawyer and championship curler,

Olympic gold medallist with Team Canada

at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Bertinelli (1960 -     )

American actor and television personality

Judy Garland

Judy Garland (1922 - 1969)

American actor, dancer and singer,

icon to the gay community

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970 -     )

American lawyer and jurist; an associate justice of the

Supreme Court of the United States since 2022;

first black woman to serve on that Court.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde

Bishop Mariann Budde (1959 -     )

Speaker of Truth to Power

American prelate of the Episcopal Church,

elected first female Bishop of Washington in 2011;

in her homily at the interfaith prayer service

marking the 2025 Presidential Inauguration, she

called for mercy and compassion to be shown to vulnerable people,

including the LGBTQ+ communities, immigrants, and refugees,

earning her the wrath of the Trump Administration and MAGA.

Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells (1862 - 1931)

American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and

early leader in the civil rights movement;

one of the founders of the National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900-1979)

British-American astronomer and astrophysicist;

Discoverer of the elemental chemical makeup

(hydrogen and helium) of stars and the sun;

Harvard’s first female Professor and female Department Chair.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 - 1942)

Canadian novelist, best known for her 

Anne of Green Gables book series

Lara St. John

Lara St. John (1971 -     )

Canadian classical violinist and former child prodigy;

activist against sexual abuse of students and performers

in the classical music world.

Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart (1916 - 2014)

British author, developer of the romantic mystery genre;

best known for her Merlin Trilogy of novels.

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo (1987 -     )

British actor and singer

Iman Vellani

Iman Vellani (2002 -     )

Canadian actor and comic book writer

Lena Horne

Lena Horne (1917 - 2010)

American singer, actor, dancer

and civil rights activist

Karla Sofía Gascón

Karla Sofía Gascón (1972 -     )

Spanish actor,

First transwoman to win the

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress 

"I am who I am, not who you want."

Christine Sinclair

Christine Sinclair (1983 -     )

Canadian soccer player;

Olympic gold and bronze medallist

with Canadian Women's National Soccer Team;

world record holder for most international goals

scored by men or women (190 goals)

Joan Armatrading

Joan Armatrading (1950 -     )

English singer-songwriter

Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day (1897 - 1980)

American journalist, social activist and radical;

co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement

Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley (1973 -     )

English historian, author,

curator and television presenter

Kia Nurse

Kia Nurse (1996 -      )

Canadian professional basketball player

with the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA

Her cousin is Sarah Nurse

Sarah Nurse

Sarah Nurse (1995 -     )

Canadian professional hockey player

with the Toronto Sceptres of the PWHL

Anne Murray

Anne Murray (1945 -     )

Canadian singer (pop, country,

adult contemporary music)

Amy Tan

Amy Tan (1952 -     )

American author and

enthusiastic birder

Dian Fossey

Dian Fossey (1932 - 1985)

American primatologist, conservationist,

and animal rights activist;

extensively studied mountain gorilla groups

in Rwanda from 1966 until her murder in 1985;

author of Gorillas in the Mist (1983).

Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)

American poet and writer of fiction, plays and screenplays;

noted caustic wit of 20th century urban foibles;

founding member of the Algonquin Round Table of 

writers, actors, critics, and humorists;

anti-fascist left-wing activist for civil rights;

subjected to Hollywood blacklist in 1940s and 1950s.

Blake Lively

Blake Lively (1987 -     )

American actor

Time For Your Favourites to Shine!

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Do you have some favourite women

who should be featured as a

Beautiful Woman of the Day?

Feel free to leave me a list in the comments!

Thanks! I will resume posting

on Wednesday, January 8!