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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

10/9/1830 — b. Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, American artist. #Neoclassical sculptor; renowned as the premier female sculptor of the day; the first wmn sculptor to earn a substantial living from her craft. Noted sculptures: Puck at the Smithsonian + Zenobia at MOMA #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart

Harriet Goodhue Hosmer leaning on pedestal next to a sculpture bust of a woman

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

10/8/1843 — b. Kitty Kielland, Norwegian artist. Important and influential artist in Norwegian history, her work is essential to the evolution of #realism in Norway. She was primarily a landscape painter + also activist for #womenartists + #womensrights in Norway #womenshistory #womensart #painters

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

10/6/1870 — b. Enid Yandell, American artist. Pioneer female sculptor; created numerous figurative statues, public monument fountains, garden sculptures, and small works. Early female member of the National Sculpture Society in the United States #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #sculptors

Enid Yandell seated in front of her sculpture

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

10/5/1869 — b. Ellen Thesleff, Finnish artist. Expressionist painter, early modernist; a pioneer of modern painting and woodcutting techniques. A leading Finnish #modernist painter; earlier works executed in realist and #symbolist styles (1900) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #expressionism

Self-portrait drawing by Ellen Thesleff | 1894-95

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

10/2/1949 — b. Annie Leibovitz, American photographer. Portrait photographer of the famous; published many #photography books. Chief photographer, ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine (1973-83); the first contributing photographer, 'Vanity Fair'(1983) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #MusicSky #rockmusic

Self-portrait holding camera by Annie Liebovitz

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

10/1/1947 — b. Mariska Veres, Dutch singer, songwriter. Lead singer of the #rock group Shocking Blue, their signature worldwide hit song was “Venus” (1970). Also a member of Les Mysteres, TheBluesFighters, The Bumble Bees, General Four & The Motowns #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #WmnWhoRock

Mariska Veres standing and leaning on a fence with the other three male members of her band "Shocking Blue"

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

9/30/1943 — b. Marilyn McCoo, American singer, actor, TV host. Lead female vocalist in the pop/R&B act The 5th Dimension; host of the TV #music countdown series #SolidGold (1980s). Married to singer, co-member of The 5th Dimension, Billy Davis, Jr. (1969-) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #pop

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

9/28/1821 — b. Persis Goodale Thurston American artist. Realist paintings and drawings; she is noted for silhouette portraiture, primarily of Hawaiian royalty and missionaries, and for her Hawaiian landscapes #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #Hawaiian #painters

Kepohoni, Lahaina viewed from Lahainaluna | Copperplate engraving from a painting by Persis Goodale Thurston | c. 1840 | New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Mass.

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

9/25/1906 — b. Phyllis Pearsall, English artist, cartographer, publisher, author, typographer. Founder, Geographers' A-Z Map Co; creator, London’s first popular indexed street #maps (1936). Art exhibition, Royal Geographical Society (1986) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #WomenInSTEM #GeoSky

Phyllis Pearsall lying on a rug with her map publications laid out in front of her

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

9/24/1941 — b. Linda McCartney, American photographer, musician, animal rights activist. Photographed celebrities + notable musicians; member of the rock band Wings; published vegetarian #cookbooks. First wife of Paul McCartney (1967-98) #womenshistory #photography #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #womensart

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

9/23/1783 — b. Jane Taylor, English writer, poet, engraver. Novelist; wrote children’s literature, hymns, and #NurseryRhymes. Co-wrote “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” (1806); she often collaborated w/her sister Ann #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #womenwriters #WriterSky #KidLit #AutumnEquinox

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

9/22/1958 — b. Joan Jett, American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor. Rock guitarist of The Runaways, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. Inductee, Rock Hall (2015); the first woman to have a Gibson signature guitar named after her (2008) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #WomenWhoRock

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

9/21/1851 — b. Susan Macdowell Eakins, American artist. Photographer, painter; noted for her early works in #photography. A talented artist in her own right, her career was overshadowed by her husband, the more famous American artist, Thomas Eakins #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

9/18/1587 — b. Francesca Caccini (La Cecchina), Italian composer, musician, singer, lutenist, poet, music educator. Noted musician; one of the best-known female composers and performers of the Baroque era #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #Baroque #composers #MusicChallenge #EduSky

A painting of Francesca Caccini seated playing her lute and reading sheet music

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

9/16/1913 — b. Florence Greenberg, American record label founder, record producer, music executive, songwriter. The founder of Sceptor Records, Wand Records + Tiara Records; producer of successful #rockandroll + #soul records (1950s - early 1970s) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #recordlabels

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

9/11/1902 — b. Alice Tully, American singer, music promoter, philanthropist. Important figure in New York City music for half a century. Alice Tully Hall, the concert hall at the Lincoln Center for the #PerformingArts in #NYC is named in her honor #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #womensart

Alice Tully standing next to a microphone

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

9/10/1890 — b. Elsa Schiaparelli, Italian fashion designer, couturière. A prominent fashion figure between the two World Wars; pioneered the concept of themed collections. Her main #fashion lines sold exceptionally well for 40 years #womenshistory #couture #designers #womensart #NewYorkFashionWeek

Elsa Schiaparelli standing and wearing one of her dresses

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

9/9/1850 — b. Elizabeth Coffin, American artist, educator, philanthropist. Genre and portrait painter; noted for her scenes of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Founder of the co-ed crafts + trade school, the Coffin School, Nantucket #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #Nantucket #painters #EduSky #edu

"Boys and Dory," oil on canvas by Elizabeth R. Coffin | 1890

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

9/8/1932 — b. Virginia Patterson Hensley (Patsy Cline), American singer. A legendary, influential, and iconic #country western vocalist; noted hits, "Walkin' After Midnight"+"Crazy." Member of the GrandOldOpry; died young in a plane crash (1963) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

9/4/1890 — b. Antonia Mercé, Argentine solo dancer, choreographer. Known as “La Argentina,” the greatest Spanish dancer of her day. Inventor of the #neoclassical style of Spanish #dance, transformed the genre into theatrical art. Recipient French Légion d’honneur #womenshistory #DanceSky #womensart

Antonia Mercé standing and posing in her dance costume

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

9/3/1921 — b. Ruth Orkin, American filmmaker, photographer, photojournalist. Noted for her photographs of celebrities + musicians; ‘An American Girl in Italy’ (1951) is one of her most popular photos. Co-director, classic film “Little Fugitive” ('53) #womenshistory #WomenInFilm #photography #FilmSky

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

8/25/1901 — b. Louise Ronnebeck, American artist, professor. Painter, muralist; produced a large body of work chronicling the #AmericanWest, addressed social concerns of the time(1930s-40s). Well known for her New Deal/WPA #murals in Colorado+Wyoming #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters

Louise Ronnebeck sanding on a ladder painting a mural

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

8/21/1861 — b. Mary Lizzie Macomber, American artist. Pre-Raphaelite painter, portrait painter; symbolic, decorative, and dreamlike works; opened a studio in Boston, Massachusetts #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #Pre-Raphaelite #painters

"Faith, hope, and love" painting by Mary Lizzie Macomber

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

8/20/1883 — b. Caroline Risque Janis, American artist. Painter, sculptor; member of the early 20th c. artist collective, The Potters; art department chair, John Burroughs School. Popular in New Orleans and St. Louis; opened a studio in St. Louis #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #sculptors

Fairy tale tile by Caroline Risque Janis

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

8/19/1883 — b. Coco Chanel, French dress designer, entrepreneur, brand foundress. Preeminent Parisian haute couture designer; she modernized women’s fashion for comfort, and influenced western women’s fashions for a half century #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #couture #fashion #designers

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

8/18/1859 — b. Anna Ancher, Danish artist. Pioneer woman artist; avant-garde and impressionistic painter. The only professional female artist of the Danish Skagen artists’ colony; member of the #Scandinavian “Modern Breakthrough” art+literature mvmnt #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters

Painting of harvesters by Anna Ancher | ©1905

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

8/17/1896 — b. Lotte Jacobi, German-American photographer. Fled Nazi Germany and became a noted American photographer of the influential + famous. She posed her sitters in life-like settings, and her landscape #photography was highly acclaimed #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #PhotoSky #WWII

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

8/14/1894 — b. Ada Smith, American singer, actor, dancer. Known as “Bricktop”; a cabaret queen, an international celebrity host, a vaudevillian, a nightclub owner, and an autobiographical author #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #DanceSky #woc

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

8/13/1860 — b. Annie Oakley, American markswoman, entertainer, folk figure, author, philanthropist. One of the greatest #sharpshooters in the U.S., one of the most famous women of her time. The star of the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show (1885-01); performed worldwide #womenshistory #markswomen #guns

Buffalo Bill's Wild West poster of Miss Annie Oakley standing and holding her rifle

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

8/11/1873 — b. May Wilson Preston, American artist, suffragist. #Impressionist painter, book + magazine illustrator; associated w/Ashcan School of realistic urban art. First female member of the Society of #Illustrators; co-founder, Natl Assn of Women Artists #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart

May Wilson Preston seated with a drawing board on her lap | 1910

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Geraldine de Haas, American Jazz Singer + Concert Organizer, Dies at 91 | “The Jazz Lady” was the principal creator of the Chicago Jazz Fest chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2... #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #Chicago #jazz

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

8/10/1943 — b. Veronica Bennett (Ronnie Spector), American singer. The iconic lead singer of the hit-producing girl group, The Ronettes (1960s) + solo career. Sang “Be My Baby” + other hits; married to abuser Phil Spector (1963-74) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #GirlGroups

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

8/7/1876 — b. Mata Hari, Dutch dancer, mistress, accused spy. Popular Parisian exotic dancer; suspected of being a #WWI double agent, she was executed by firing squad in France for #espionage (1917). Credible sources believe she may have been innocent #womenshistory #dance #military #intelligence

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

8/6/1917 — b. Barbara Cooney, American author, artist. Children’s book writer and illustrator; published over a 100 children’s books in her 60+ year career; awarded two Caldecott Medals, and a National Book Award #womenwriters #womenartists #womensart #illustrators #womenwriters #WriterSky #BookSky

Illustration of two girls and a dog in a row boat with a house in the backround by Barbara Cooney

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

8/5/1909 — b. Tiny Davis, American musician, singer. #Jazz trumpeter; aka “female Louis Armstrong,” billed as “the hottest female trumpeter in the universe.” Member, all-wmn #BigBand, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm; leader, Tiny Davis & her Hell Divers #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

8/4/1910 — b. Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American artist. Abstract expressionist and surrealist painter and printmaker. The only female member of the abstract expressionist group of painters, The Irascibles (1940s) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #expressionism #surrealism #painters

Hedda Sterne standing in front of a work in progress

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

8/3/1941 — b. Beverly Lee, American singer. A member of the all female vocal group, The Shirelles (1957-); hit songs include “Baby It’s You,” “Solider Boy,” and “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.” Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

7/31/1860 — b. Mary Vaux Walcott, American artist, naturalist. A wildflower watercolorist with precision accuracy; the five volume, “North American Wild Flowers”, published by the Smithsonian Inst features 400 of her wildflower paintings #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters #WomenInSTEM

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

7/29/1851 — b. Karin Arosenius, Swedish artist. Sculptor; created sculpted busts and figurines. Member of the Paris artists’ colony, Grez-sur-Loing (early 1890s); exhibited in the salons of 1885, 1886 + 1888, and the World Exhibition, Paris (1889) #womenshistory #womensartists #womensart #sculptors

"Kulturpersoner" drawing by Karin Arosenius

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

7/28/1609 — b. Judith Leyster, Dutch artist. A Golden Age painter and Baroque master; she produced still-lifes, portraits, and genre scenes. She is one of three significant female painters of the Golden Age era #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #Baroque #painters

Self-portrait painting by Judith Leyster | c. 1630

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

7/27/1944 — b. Bobbie Gentry, American singer, songwriter, musician, producer. Guitarist; an early female composer and producer in the country music genre. Her number one single, “Ode To Billie Joe” (1967), won her three Grammy awards #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #grammys

Bobbie Gentry standing + striking a pose

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

7/24/1900 — b. Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, American author, artist, ballerina. A 1920’s icon; wrote novels, short stories + poetry, studied ballet + painted extensively. Semi-autobio, “Save Me the Waltz”(1932). The wife of author, F. Scott Fitzgerald #womenshistory #womenwriters #womenartists #womensart

Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald standing next to her easel with a paint brush in hand

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

7/23/1721 — b. Anna Dorothea Therbusch, Prussian artist. Prominent #Rococo painter, court painter; one of the few #womenartists admitted to the Académie Royale in Paris, the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, the Bologna Academy, and the Stuttgart Academy of the Arts #womenshistory #womensart #painters

Self-portrait painting of Anna Dorothea Therbusch seated | 1777

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

7/22/1924 — b. Margaret Whiting, American singer. Popular vocalist, big band singer; the voice of many standards (1940s-50s). She recorded dozens of popular and country music hits for Capitol Records #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #BigBand #country

Margaret Whiting holding microphone and singing

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

7/21/1898 — b. Sara Carter, American singer, songwriter, musician. Music legend; known for slide picking, popularized Appalachian + #folk music. Co-founder #CarterFamily singing group; lead singer, most of their recordings (20s-30s) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #SlideGuitar #MusicChallenge

Sara Carter sitting on a porch | The Carter Family Museum

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

7/20/1895 — b. Lilian May Miller, American artist, Painter, woodblock printmaker; trained in Japanese painting styles, published many prints(1920s-30s). Renowned for/primarily worked as a woodblock print artist, she is also noted for her #poetry. #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #womenwriters

Color woodblock print of Cathedral Cliff, Diamond Mountains, Korea by Lillian May Miller

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

7/17/1928 — b. Jean Muir, English dressmaker, #fashion designer. Self-taught designer; once considered the greatest dressmaker in the world. Known for radical + classic designed wmn’s fashions; champion of ‘the little black dress’ #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #designers #LittleBlackDress

Portrait of Jean Muir standing with a wall of fashion ads and drawings in the background

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

7/16/1822 — b. Arnoldina Hodáková Zelniziová (Arnoldine Hodack), #Czech artist. Still life painter; created oil paintings of fruits, flowers + nature themes. Her highly-skilled works were well received but unfortunately her health limited her career #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters

Still-life painting of a pumpkin and grapes by Arnoldina Hodáková Zelniziová

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

7/15/1899 — b. Estelle Ishigo, Japanese-American artist, author, and a #WWII U.S. internee. Painter, photographer; drawings, watercolors, and writings. She chronicled life at the Heart Mountain internment camp in Wyoming #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #womenwriters #photography #WriterSky

Heart Mountain Camp painting by Estelle Ishigo

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