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A trans woman, she was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery. In 1944, Jorgensen was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. [5] After she served as a military clerical worker, Jorgensen attended several schools, worked, and pursued a photography career. [6]
Person Described by reliable source(s) Self-identified Comment ADONXS [1]Slovak singer, model and dancer Amanda Lear [2]French singer, songwriter, painter, television personality, actress, and former model
Xochiquetzal (Aztecs) - the goddess of prostitutes, pregnant women, and dancing; Alexandra Dé Broussehan (Irish Celts) - a woman turned spirit of prostitution, caused a war between the Callahan and Lawlor clans, and often associated with Korrigan whose worship involved sacred prostitution [7]
The first Black woman to serve in Congress in 1968, Chisholm (nicknamed "Fighting Shirley") was also the first Black person and the first woman to run for U.S. president. In 1964, she became the ...
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
Finally, arguably the most famous woman in the history of Hollywood, there's Marilyn Monroe. Monroe was a sex symbol throughout her career as a model and actress. Even though her pictures were ...
Awkwafina was born in Stony Brook, New York, [4] the only child of Wally Lum, a Chinese American, and Tia Lum, a Korean American. [5] Her father worked in the information technology field, [4] and comes from a family of restaurateurs—her great-grandfather immigrated to the United States in the 1940s, and opened the Cantonese restaurant Lum's in Flushing, Queens, [6] one of the neighborhood's ...
Transgender rights activist, first trans woman to be awarded with the prestigious International Women of Courage Award in 2016 [348] Remy Noe: b. 1974 English Landscape artist [349] Tracey Norman: b. 1951 American she/her First African-American transgender woman model to appear on a box of Clairol hair-coloring in the 1970s [350] Bell Nuntita ...