Tycoona — Profiles of Powerful Women Throughout History
19th Century & Earlier
Sarah Josepha Hale
1788-1879
Godey’s Lady’s Book Editor & “Mary Had a Little Lamb” Author
Victoria Woodhull
1838-1927
Healer, Stock Broker, and First Female Presidential Candidate
Turn of the Century
Grace Hopper
1906-1992
Pioneer of the First Computer Compiler, COBOL Innovator & U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
Mid-20th Century
Katherine Johnson
1918-2020
NASA Mathematician Who Calculated Apollo & John Glenn Missions
Mary Wells Lawrence
1928-2024
Adversiting Exec, First Female CEO of a Public Company
Stephanie Shirley
1933-2025
IT Pioneer Who Founded All-Female Software Firm, Led Concorde Black Box Team
Jane Goodall
1934-2025
Trailblazing Primatologist, Tool Use Discoverer, Conservation Leader
Modern Era
Sallie Krawcheck
1964-present
CEO, 'Last Honest Analyst,' Led Merrill Lynch Turnaround & Co-Founded Ellevest
Fei-Fei Li
1976-present
ImageNet Creator, Stanford HAI Co-Founder, AI Leader & NAE/NAM Member
Reese Witherspoon
1976-present
Oscar-Winning Actress, Emmy-Winning Producer, Media CEO
Mira Murati
1988-present
CTO Behind ChatGPT, DALL-E, Tesla Model X & Thinking Machines Lab Founder
Whitney Wolfe Herd
1989-present
Youngest Woman CEO to IPO, TIME 100 Leader, Forbes 30 Under 30
Lucy Guo
1994-present
Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire, Scale AI Cofounder
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