Top 50 Forgotten History Names

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The Top 50 Forgotten History Names List

These are the top 50 Forgotten History Names for 2024.

1. The first woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation, she worked to improve the community's social services and governance practices
2. Paul Laurence Dunbar
3. An African American poet, he was one of the first to gain national recognition writing in both dialect and standard English
4. The first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, she inspired women in the fields of mountaineering and adventure sports
5. Nikola Tesla
6. Claude Cahun
7. John Langdon Down
8. A French physicist and mathematician, she translated and commented on Newton’s work, facilitating its spread in France
9. A general in the Hmong army who played a significant role during the Vietnam War, advocating for Hmong autonomy
10. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
11. Hypatia of Alexandria
12. A British political activist, she was a key figure in the women's suffrage movement in the UK
13. Known as the first computer programmer, she created the first algorithm intended for implementation on a computer
14. William Lloyd Garrison
15. Hypatia of Alexandria
16. An environmentalist and marine biologist whose work "Silent Spring" advanced the global environmental movement
17. Zora Neale Hurston
18. Ibn Rushd
19. A pioneering paleontologist, she made significant contributions to the understanding of Jurassic marine fossil beds
20. Ibn Rushd
21. A pioneering filmmaker, often credited as one of the first female directors in the history of cinema
22. Thomasine C. Wilkins
23. A German Marxist theorist and women's rights activist, she played a key role in creating International Women’s Day
24. Hypatia of Alexandria
25. Rachael Carson
26. A German Marxist theorist and women's rights activist, she played a key role in creating International Women’s Day
27. Berta Lutz
28. A mathematician and philosopher, she was one of the first known female mathematicians and made significant contributions to astronomy
29. A German Marxist theorist and women's rights activist, she played a key role in creating International Women’s Day
30. Nikola Tesla
31. A composer and pianist who gained recognition in the 19th century, contributing significant works to the classical music canon
32. Wilma Mankiller
33. A significant figure of the Harlem Renaissance, she was an author and anthropologist who explored African American folklore
34. An Irish writer and politician who helped to popularize the format of the modern newspaper and periodical publishing
35. Sappho
36. Paul Laurence Dunbar
37. Olympe de Gouges
38. A French-American sculptor and painter, she was known for her colorful public art installations and feminist themes
39. Huda Sha'arawi
40. Fanny Mendelssohn
41. Emmeline Pankhurst
42. A political leader and activist known for promoting the Back to Africa movement, advocating for African American economic independence
43. A Guatemalan artist who developed a unique form of performance art to express indigenous rights and cultural identity
44. A pioneering filmmaker, often credited as one of the first female directors in the history of cinema
45. A pioneering filmmaker, often credited as one of the first female directors in the history of cinema
46. A significant figure of the Harlem Renaissance, she was an author and anthropologist who explored African American folklore
47. A chemist whose work with X-ray diffraction was crucial in the discovery of the DNA double helix structure
48. The only woman to fight as a soldier in World War I, she challenged societal norms regarding gender roles in military service
49. A French-American sculptor and painter, she was known for her colorful public art installations and feminist themes
50. A 19th-century Chinese pirate who commanded a formidable fleet, transforming the piracy landscape in the South China Sea

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