Encyclopedia Britannica entry about Aethelflaed, ruler of Mercia in England and founder of Gloucester Abbey

The January 11th "This Day in History" page gives a nice biography of Alice Paul, a political and organizational leader in the struggle for women's rights.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Angela Merkel, first woman, and first East German, to become Chancellor of the unified Germany.

A brief biography of Anne Frank, diarist and humanitarian, from the Anne Frank House museum.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Anne Stuart, Queen of England and Scotland from 1702 to 1714.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on British social reformer and advocate for Irish and Indian self rule Annie Besant.

An entry in the Jewish Women's Archive encyclopedia about Queen Athaliah of Israel.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Barbara C. Jordan, lawyer, civil rights leader, and U.S. Representative.

A brief biography of Bella Abzug, a lawyer, Representative for New York in the US House of Representatives, and women's rights activist, from the Jewish Women's Archive.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Benazir Bhutto, two term Prime Minister of Pakistan.

A brief biography from the Nobel Prize Organization of Bertha von Suttner, a pacifist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905.

A brief biography of Betty Friedan, author and women's rights activist, from the Jewish Women's Archive.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Betty Williams, a peace and human rights activist from Northern Ireland who, with compatriot Mairead Corrigan, received a Nobel Peace Prize for that work.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, a British tribe from modern day Norfolk who made common cause with several neighboring tribes and revolted against Roman rule.

A brief biography of Carrie Chapman Catt, a women's rights and peace activist, from the Iowa State University Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on the life and reign of Catherine II (known as "the Great") Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry about Christina, queen of Sweden from 1644 to 1654.

Encyclopedia.com entry on Cleopatra II, first queen of Egypt known to have ruled by herself.

Dorothea Dix's papers consist of correspondence from Miss Dix to various people, as well as some correspondence in which Miss Dix was concerned, but not directly involved. Dix was an advocate for social welfare, particularly supporting the establishment and maintenance of mental hospitals for the mentally ill, disabled, or poor. She was instrumental in the proposed legislation of the "Bill for the Benefit of the Indigent Insane." During the Civil War, Dix was appointed Superintendent of Army Nurses. Much of the correspondence concerns Dix's efforts to bring lifeboats and other help to Sable Island in Nova Scotia, an area known for shipwrecks and where many with mental illnesses were sent, sometimes against their will. These papers are part of the historic psychiatry material in the Menninger Archives.

Entry from the Encyclopedia Britannica on Eleanor of Aquitaine, an astute medieval politician and administrator.

Entry from the Encyclopedia Britannica on Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady, diplomat, and humanitarian.

A brief biography of Elizabeth II from the Encyclopedia of World Biography.

A biography of Elizabeth I of England, ruling monarch of England for 45 years, from the royal family's official website.

A brief biography of Eva Peron, first lady of Argentina, from the Encyclopedia of World Biography.

A brief biography of Frances Perkins, FDR's labor secretary and the first woman appointed to a cabinet position, from the center founded to promote awareness of her significance in history - the Frances Perkins Center.

Entry from Encyclopedia Britannica on Gloria Steinem, a key proponent of what some historians refer to as "Second Wave" feminism.

An article on the Grimké sisters, abolitionists and women's rights activists, from the National Park Service.

Entry from the Encyclopedia Britannica about Harriet Beecher Stowe, novelist, abolitionist, and lecturer.

An article from Smithsonian Magazine about Hatshepsut, Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.

A brief biography of Helen Keller an author, pacifist and political and social activist.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Himiko, ruler of Japan.

A brief biography from the Encyclopedia of World Biography of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India.

A news report detailing the peaceful activism of Irom Sharmila's resistance to a controversial security law.

A biography of Jane Addams, a humanitarian and peace and social activist who helped found Hull House in Chicago, from the Hull House Museum.

A brief biography, from the United States House of Representatives, of Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Wyoming and the first woman elected to Congress and the sole Member of Congress to vote against US participation in both World War I and World War II.

A brief Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia.

Part of the Library of Congress' "Today in History" series, January 3rd is dedicated to Lucretia Mott, Quaker minister, abolitionist, and civil rights activist, highlighting her story with some digitized artifacts of her life from the library's archives.

A brief biography of Madam C. J. Walker, entrepreneur, business woman, philanthropist, and social and political activist, from the Encyclopedia of World Biography.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Mairead Corrigan, a peace and human rights activist from Northern Ireland who, with compatriot Betty Williams, received a Nobel Peace Prize for that work.

A brief biography from the Nobel Prize Organization of Malala Yousafzai, proponent of education as a fundamental social and economic right and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Margaret I, Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden and creator of the Kalmar Union.

A biography of Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, from the Margaret Thatcher Foundation.

A biography of Maria Theresa, who was a effective ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.

An entry on Marie Antoinette, last queen of France, from the Encyclopedia of World Biography.

A brief biography of Mary, Queen of Scots, provided by the royal family of Great Britain's official website.

From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, a biography and discussion of the ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft, a moral and political philosopher, advocate for educational equality for women, and mother of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on the life of Myrlie Evers-Williams, an important civil rights activist.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Nefertiti, famed Queen of Egypt.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan and important liaison between the native people and the English settlers.

A brief biography of Pocahontas, a Powhatan princess and diplomat.

"Teaching With Documents: An Act of Courage, The Arrest Records of Rosa Parks" from the National Archives helps teachers use digitized primary historical documents to teach kids about an important part of American history.

A biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, second woman to sit on the supreme court, from the Encyclopedia of World Biography.

A brief biography of Sacagawea who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their explorations as a translator and interpreter and afterwards traveled Europe.

A biographical account of Salome Alexandra of Israel from the Jewish Encyclopedia.

A biography of Sandra Day O'Connor, first female to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States, from the Encyclopedia of World Biography.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry about Sebeknefru, last Pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 12th dynasty.

A brief autobiography from the Nobel Prize Organization website of Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, judge, and an activist for children's and human rights.

A news article about Sony Sori, an activist against police violence.

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Suiko, Empress of Japan.

A biography of Susan B. Anthony, a reformer and organizer for women's rights, from the museum memorializing her.

An excerpt from Herodotus about Queen Tomyris provided by Fordham University.

The biography from the royal family's official website of Victoria of Great Britain who ruled the nation for 63 years.

A brief biography from the Encyclopedia of World Biography of Wangari Maathai, a human rights and environmental activist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

A Smithsonian Magazine article about the life and rule of Empress Wu Zetian of China.

Encyclopedia.com entry on Zenobia of Palmyra, a Queen who led a revolt against Roman oppression.

A brief biography of Empress Zewditu of Ethiopia from BlackPast.org