I have to do a project on famous women in American history... help?

Mary Surratt might be an interesting choice. She was the first woman hung by the United States Government for complicity in the assassination of President Lincoln. It is debatable how much she knew and how complacent she actually was. Her son John Surratt was a conspirator and eluded justice for two years

I'd suggest Carrie Nation (that way you get to look at the role of women in Prohibition and the reasons Prohibition was so important to many women) or Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Choose positive role models, not people who became famous because they committed a crime or managed to kill people because they were typhoid carriers and wouldn't stay out of the kitchen...

Of those I think you should do Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

I'd like to suggest another famous American woman that is little-known today, Nellie Bly. Among other things, she was a pioneer for woman investigative journalism.

http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/laven...

right here is a few innovations. Margaret Thatcher, first lady top Minister of the united kingdom Princess Diana Benazir Bhutto, first lady to be top Minister of an Islamic u . s . a ., Pakistan, she became assassinated in 2007 whilst attempting working to reclaim her place of work Sandra Day O'Connor - the 1st lady appointed to the perfect courtroom Billie Jean King - large tennis participant, challenged sexism in activities, and who became challenged to a male/lady conflict of the sexes and whooped the pants off Bobby Riggs Elizabeth Taylor, actress, visual exhibit unit legend and ardent Aids supporter Cicciolina, (Ilona Staller) a porn action picture star who became elected to the Italian Parliament - she's greater infamous than stated, yet boy became she some thing. Betsy Johnson, quirky style clothier (think of Madonna interior the 80s, Desperately searching for Susan)

Typhoid Mary - just coz her name is awesome!

carrie nation, mary surrat. how about amelia Earnhardt, clara barton,

idk