![Piper Kerman Piper Kerman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/piper-kerman.jpg)
![Piper Kerman Piper Kerman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/piper-kerman.jpg)
French and American writer, journalist, and pianist Ève Curie was one of the daughters of scientists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie. She was the only one in the Curie family who did not choose a career in science. She authored her mother’s biography and was actively involved with UNICEF, helping women and children in developing countries.
The author of the New York Times bestseller My Father, My President, Dorothy Bush Koch is the sixth child of former U.S. president George H.W. Bush, and the sister of George W. Bush. A Eucharistic minister, she is also the founder of BB&R Wellness Consulting, centered on health and well-being.
![Ann Rule Ann Rule](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ann-rule-49495-1.jpg)
True crime author Ann Rule had initially been a policewoman and was also well-versed in criminology and psychology. She first gained attention with her book The Stranger Beside Me, which relates her experiences of working with Ted Bundy, a volunteer at a suicide hotline, who later murdered several women.
![Rachel Corrie Rachel Corrie](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/rachel-corrie.jpg)
Crushed to death in Gaza by an Israeli armored bulldozer, peace activist Rachel Corrie was also a member of pro-Palestine International Solidarity Movement. Born and raised in USA, she had gone there as part of her college assignment and met her death while trying to stop the demolition of Palestinian houses by Israeli forces, causing international furore.
![Cathy O'Brien Cathy O'Brien](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/cathy-obrien-1.jpg)
Cathy O'Brien is an American author and conspiracy theorist. She gained national attention when she claimed that the US government is running a secret program called Project Monarch which is designed to control people's minds. She also claimed that she has been a victim of the program and that Project Monarch was part of the Central Intelligence Agency's Project MKUltra.
![Susan Berman Susan Berman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/susan-berman-119582-1.jpg)
![Deborah Feldman Deborah Feldman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/deborah-feldman-118004-1.jpg)
![Shirley Graham Du Bois Shirley Graham Du Bois](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/shirley-graham-du-bois-90380-1.jpg)
![Michelle Ye Michelle Ye](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/michelle-ye-23573-1.jpg)
![Stacy Schiff Stacy Schiff](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/stacy-schiff-1.jpg)
![Carole Simpson Carole Simpson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/carole-simpson-58125-1.jpg)
![Immaculée Ilibagiza Immaculée Ilibagiza](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/immacule-ilibagiza-118723-1.jpg)
![Cornelia Otis Skinner Cornelia Otis Skinner](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/cornelia-otis-skinner-59156-1.jpg)
![Mary Crow Dog Mary Crow Dog](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mary-crow-dog-1.jpg)
![Jill K. Conway Jill K. Conway](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jill-k-conway-1.jpg)
![Ada Louise Huxtable Ada Louise Huxtable](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ada-louise-huxtable-1.jpg)
![Mari Sandoz Mari Sandoz](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mari-sandoz-1.jpg)
![Alice Stone Blackwell Alice Stone Blackwell](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/alice-stone-blackwell.jpg)
![Mary Gordon Mary Gordon](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mary-gordon-1.jpg)
![Clemantine Wamariya Clemantine Wamariya](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/clemantine-wamariya-118716-1.jpg)
![Nina Berberova Nina Berberova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nina-berberova-59259-1.jpg)
Russian author Nina Berberova was initially part of Maxim Gorky’s entourage. Best known for her short stories and novellas, she had also penned biographies, novels, and poetry. She had also worked with Voice of America and taught at Yale and Princeton. Most of her works spoke of exiles.
![Catherine Drinker Bowen Catherine Drinker Bowen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/catherine-drinker-bowen-63448-1.jpg)
![Agnes Repplier Agnes Repplier](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/agnes-repplier-4455-1.jpg)
![Katharine Anthony Katharine Anthony](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/katharine-anthony-1.jpg)
![Anne Sayre Anne Sayre](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anne-sayre-1.jpg)
![Lucy Wheelock Lucy Wheelock](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lucy-wheelock-1.jpg)
![Kendall Hailey Kendall Hailey](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tfp-no-profile-image-found.jpg)
![Mary Mills Patrick Mary Mills Patrick](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mary-mills-patrick-1.jpg)