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kathryn bigelow, film director, strange days, the hurt locker, women's history, women in the arts
lucille ball, actress, comedian, tv series, i love lucy, 1951, 1957, women in the arts, women's history
first lady of song, ella fitzgerald, the apollo theater, 17 years old, 13 grammy awards, women in the arts, singers, women's history
oprah winfrey, 1954, television host, philanthropist, entrepreneur, media personality, talk show, women in the arts, women's history
meryl streep, actress, academy awards, 16 nominations, women in the arts, women's history
georgia o'keeffe, 20th century american art, abstract paintings, natural forms, women in the arts, women's history
madonna louise ciccone, madonna, entertainment icon, music, singer, women in the arts, women's history
mary cassatt, american impressionist, private lives, women, artist, women in the arts, women's history
pearl s. buck, american writer, first american woman to win the nobel prize in literature, nobel prize winner, women in the arts, women's history
alabama, harper lee, best selling novel, to kill a mockingbird, pulitzer prize for fiction, 1961, women in the arts, women's history
eudora welty, pulitzer prize winning short story writer, writer, novelist, women in the arts, women's history
louisa may alcott, american writer, little women, classic novel, women in the arts, women's history
emily dickinson, amherst, massachusetts, 1830, greatest american poets, 1886, women in the arts, women's history
marian anderson, african american singer, the metropolitan opera, the lincoln memorial, civil rights, women in the arts, women's history
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Born in 1954, Oprah Winfrey is an American television host, philanthropist, entrepreneur and media personality. Her self-titled talk show attracts millions of viewers a day.

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  • kathryn bigelow, film director, strange days, the hurt locker, women's history, women in the arts
  • lucille ball, actress, comedian, tv series, i love lucy, 1951, 1957, women in the arts, women's history
  • first lady of song, ella fitzgerald, the apollo theater, 17 years old, 13 grammy awards, women in the arts, singers, women's history
  • oprah winfrey, 1954, television host, philanthropist, entrepreneur, media personality, talk show, women in the arts, women's history
  • meryl streep, actress, academy awards, 16 nominations, women in the arts, women's history
  • georgia o'keeffe, 20th century american art, abstract paintings, natural forms, women in the arts, women's history
  • madonna louise ciccone, madonna, entertainment icon, music, singer, women in the arts, women's history
  • mary cassatt, american impressionist, private lives, women, artist, women in the arts, women's history
  • pearl s. buck, american writer, first american woman to win the nobel prize in literature, nobel prize winner, women in the arts, women's history
  • alabama, harper lee, best selling novel, to kill a mockingbird, pulitzer prize for fiction, 1961, women in the arts, women's history
  • eudora welty, pulitzer prize winning short story writer, writer, novelist, women in the arts, women's history
  • louisa may alcott, american writer, little women, classic novel, women in the arts, women's history
  • emily dickinson, amherst, massachusetts, 1830, greatest american poets, 1886, women in the arts, women's history
  • marian anderson, african american singer, the metropolitan opera, the lincoln memorial, civil rights, women in the arts, women's history

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kathryn bigelow, film director, strange days, the hurt locker, women's history, women in the arts
lucille ball, actress, comedian, tv series, i love lucy, 1951, 1957, women in the arts, women's history
first lady of song, ella fitzgerald, the apollo theater, 17 years old, 13 grammy awards, women in the arts, singers, women's history
oprah winfrey, 1954, television host, philanthropist, entrepreneur, media personality, talk show, women in the arts, women's history
meryl streep, actress, academy awards, 16 nominations, women in the arts, women's history
georgia o'keeffe, 20th century american art, abstract paintings, natural forms, women in the arts, women's history
madonna louise ciccone, madonna, entertainment icon, music, singer, women in the arts, women's history
mary cassatt, american impressionist, private lives, women, artist, women in the arts, women's history
pearl s. buck, american writer, first american woman to win the nobel prize in literature, nobel prize winner, women in the arts, women's history
alabama, harper lee, best selling novel, to kill a mockingbird, pulitzer prize for fiction, 1961, women in the arts, women's history
eudora welty, pulitzer prize winning short story writer, writer, novelist, women in the arts, women's history
louisa may alcott, american writer, little women, classic novel, women in the arts, women's history
emily dickinson, amherst, massachusetts, 1830, greatest american poets, 1886, women in the arts, women's history
marian anderson, african american singer, the metropolitan opera, the lincoln memorial, civil rights, women in the arts, women's history
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Kathryn Bigelow is an award-winning film director, best known for her work in "Strange Days" and "The Hurt Locker."

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