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Discover the American female intellectuals & academics who have made significant contribution to their field. This list is loosely sorted by popularity and includes many great American female intellectuals & academics, such as Ann Dunham, Zora Neale Hurston, Camille Paglia, Margaret Mead and Christina Hoff Sommers.
American Female Intellectuals & Academics

29 November 1942, American
Barack Obama's Mother

07 January 1891, American
Folklorist, Anthropologist

12 August 1831, American, Russian
Philosopher

02 April 1947, American
Cultural critic

16 December 1901, American
Cultural Anthropologist

28 September 1950, American
Author, Philosopher

03 July 1860, American
Writer

24 May 1878, American
Mother of Modern Management

18 December 1951, American
Computer Network Engineer

08 January 1867, American
Social Activist

17 October 1976, American
Physiologists

27 December 1943, American
Journalist

27 September 1986, American
Memoirist

24 February 1956, American
Philosopher, Writer, University teacher,

15 December 1959, American
Political strategist

19 September 1972, American
Novelist

04 January 1943, American
Journalist, Historian

06 May 1947, American
Philosopher, Writer, University teacher

17 October 1946, American
Psychologist

27 December 1969, American
Historian

13 August 1946, American
Economist, Professor, Banker

07 August 1933, American
Economist, Political scientist, University teacher

16 January 1947, American
Radio personality, Writer, Social worker,

18 August 1587, American
Colonist

15 March 1887, American
Socialite

17 January 1853, American
socialite

16 October 1944, American
Psychologist, Statistician, University teacher

05 June 1887, American
Anthropologist, Folklorist, University teacher,

10 April 1880, American
politician, sociologist

27 October 1958, American
Crisis manager

20 April 1957, American
Historian, University teacher

28 March 1968, Chinese, American
Historian, Journalist, Writer
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25 July 1964, Polish, American
Columnist, Historian, Writer, Non-fiction writer,

23 June 1972, American
Psychologist

01 September 1961, American
Political scientist

23 August 1944, Puerto Rican, American
Former Surgeon General

28 November 1936, American
Psychologist, Philosopher, Non-fiction writer,

18 September 1947, American
Historian, University teacher

30 January 1912, American
Journalist, Historian, Writer, Biographer

01 December 1913, Canadian, American
Psychologist, University teacher

05 May 1943, American
Psychologist, University teacher, Writer

30 March 1863, American
Psychologist, University teacher

23 January 1921, American
Archaeologist

17 May 1953, American
Psychologist

11 September 1942, American
Economist, Professor, Teacher

27 June 1915, American
Writer, Civil rights advocate, Non-fiction writer

16 October 1928, American
Theologian, Writer, Philosopher, University

1949 AD, American
Anthropologist, university teacher, essayist, LGBT

27 February 1935, British, American
Psychologist, University teacher

11 May 1960, American
Politician

10 August 1858, American
Historian, Writer

01 May 1948, American
Philosopher, Sociologist, University teacher,

11 July 1938, American
Historian of the modern age, Historian, University

16 June 1955, American
Psychologist, Author, University teacher, Writer

03 December 1842, American
Chemist, University teacher, Economist

18 December 1941, American
Historian, University teacher

13 September 1938, American
Economist, Journalist

02 January 1949, American
Political scientist, Philosopher, University

04 October 1929, American
Philosopher, University teacher

04 May 1947, American
Historian, Political scientist, Sociology,

04 March 1951, American
Psychologist, Writer

08 July 1943, American
Midwife, Registered nurse, Author, News presenter

19 January 1929, American
Philosopher, University teacher

08 December 1922, American
Historian, Singer, Musicologist, Musician,

08 December 1919, American
Mathematician, Philosopher, University teacher,

08 August 1922, American
Historian, University teacher, Writer

16 July 1947, American
Politician, Sociologist

26 October 1961, American
Historian, Author, Journalist, Writer, Biographer

01 September 1896, American
psychologist

20 January 1944, American
Psychologist, Writer, Sociologist

25 March 1947, American
Psychologist, University teacher

25 July 1871, American
Psychologist

24 October 1945, American
Anthropologist, University teacher

22 June 1944, American
Psychologist

25 September 1944, American
anthropologist

19 September 1941, American
Anthropologist, University teacher

30 January 1912, American
Historian

02 August 1921, American
Philosopher

09 October 1884, Polish, American
Psychologist, Psychiatrist

14 July 1936, American
Philosopher

20 December 1895, American

25 December 1958, American
Economist, University teacher