User:Alanna the Brave/sandbox/featured articles about women
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A rolling list of Wikipedia's FA-quality articles about women and women's works:
# | Name | Date Promoted | Nationality | Category | Notability | Year of Birth | |
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Aaliyah | 2010 | American | Music | Singer | 1979 | ||
Eliza Acton | 2018 | British | Writing | Cookbook author | 1799 | ||
Amy Adams | 2017 | American | Film | Actress | 1974 | ||
Æthelflæd | 2017 | Anglo-Saxon | Royalty/Nobility | Ruler | c. 870 | ||
Alexandra of Denmark | 2008 | Danish/British | Royalty/Nobility | Queen Consort | 1844 | ||
Princess Alice of Battenberg | 2007 | British | Royalty/Nobility | Princess | 1885 | ||
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia | 2007 | Russian | Royalty/Nobility | Princess | 1901 | ||
Anna Anderson | 2010 | German | Crime | Fraudster | 1896 | ||
Maya Angelou | 2012 | American | Writing | Poet | 1928 | ||
Anne of Denmark | 2007 | Danish/British | Royalty/Nobility | Queen Consort | 1574 | ||
Anne, Queen of Great Britain | 2013 | British | Royalty/Nobility | Ruler | 1665 | ||
Mary Anning | 2011 | British | Science | Fossil Collector | 1799 | ||
Harriet Arbuthnot | 2007 | British | Writing | Diarist | 1793 | ||
Lilias Armstrong | 2017 | British | Academics | Phonetician | 1882 | ||
Aspasia | 2006 | Greek | Sex Worker/Philosopher | c. 470 | |||
Alice Ayres | 2009 | British | Heroine | 1859 | |||
Bronwyn Bancroft | 2010 | Australian | Art | Fashion Designer | 1958 | ||
Ann Bannon | 2007 | American | Writing | Novelist | 1932 | ||
Anna Laetitia Barbauld | 2007 | British | Writing | Poet | 1743 | ||
Natalie Clifford Barney | 2006 | American | Writing | 1876 | |||
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom | 2008 | British | Royalty/Nobility | Princess | 1857 | ||
Isabella Beeton | 2016 | British | Writing | 1836 | |||
Jean Bellette | 2014 | Australian | Art | Painter | 1908 | ||
Sophie Blanchard | 2007 | French | Aeronaut | 1778 | |||
Enid Blyton | 2014 | British | Writing | Children's writer | 1897 | ||
Margaret Bondfield | 2014 | British | Politics | Minister | 1873 | ||
Harriet Bosse | 2009 | Swedish/Norwegian | Theatre | Actress | 1878 | ||
Bessie Braddock | 2015 | British | Politics | Member of Parliament | 1899 | ||
Louise Bryant | 2017 | American | Journalist | 1885 | |||
Kate Bush | 2007 | English | Music | Singer | 1958 | ||
Josephine Butler | 2016 | English | Activism | Social Reformer | 1828 | ||
Marjorie Cameron | 2017 | American | Art | Painter | 1922 | ||
Elizabeth Canning | 2010 | English | Crime | Kidnapping Victim | 1734 | ||
Mariah Carey | 2006 | American | Music | Singer | c. 1969 | ||
Caroline of Ansbach | 2011 | German/British | Royalty/Nobility | Queen Consort | 1683 | ||
Rachel Carson | 2007 | American | Science | Conservationist | 1907 | ||
Nancy Cartwright | 2009 | American | Film | Voice Actress | 1957 | ||
Catherine de' Medici | 2008 | Italian/French | Royalty/Nobility | Ruler | 1519 | ||
Jessica Chastain | 2017 | American | Actress | 1977 | |||
Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange | 2012 | British | Royalty/Nobility | 1679 | |||
Priyanka Chopra | 2013 | Indian | Actress | 1982 | |||
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough | 2007 | British | Royalty/Nobility | 1660 | |||
Rebecca Clarke (composer) | 2005 | British | Music | Composer | 1886 | ||
Cleopatra | 2018 | Egyptian | Royalty/Nobility | Ruler | 69 BC | ||
Cleopatra Selene of Syria | 2017 | Syrian | Royalty/Nobility | c. 135 BC | |||
Hillary Clinton | 2014 | American | Politics | 1947 | |||
Martha Layne Collins | 2012 | American | Politics | 1936 | |||
H.D. | 2004 | American | Writing | 1886 | |||
Elizabeth David | 2017 | British | Writing | 1913 | |||
Emily Davison | 2017 | British | Activism | 1872 | |||
Death of Ms Dhu | 2018 | Australian | Crime | Death in Police Custody | 1991 | ||
Emily Dickinson | 2008 | American | Writing | Poet | 1830 | ||
Marjory Stoneman Douglas | 2008 | American | Activism | 1890 | |||
Kirsten Dunst | 2009 | American | Film | Actress | 1982 | ||
Isabelle Eberhardt | 2017 | Swiss | Explorer/Author | 1877 | |||
Elizabeth I of England | 2005 | British | Royalty/Nobility | Ruler | 1533 | ||
Elizabeth II | 2012 | British | Royalty/Nobility | Ruler | 1926 | ||
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother | 2007 | British | Royalty/Nobility | Queen Consort | 1900 | ||
Kathleen Ferrier | 2011 | British | Music | Singer | 1912 | ||
Zelda Fitzgerald | 2008 | American | Writing | Novelist | 1900 | ||
Murder of Yvonne Fletcher | 2018 | British | Crime | Murder Victim | 1958 | ||
Anne Frank | 2005 | German | Writing | Diarist | 1929 | ||
Ursula Franklin | 2009 | German/Canadian | Science | 1921 | |||
Florence Fuller | 2013 | Australian | Art | 1867 | |||
Margaret Fuller | 2008 | American | Writing | 1810 | |||
Stella Gibbons | 2013 | British | Writing | 1902 | |||
Lisa del Giocondo | 2008 | Italian | Royalty/Nobility | Noblewoman | 1479 | ||
Emma Goldman | 2007 | Russian/American | Activism | 1869 | |||
Debora Green | 2012 | American | Crime | 1951 | |||
Augusta, Lady Gregory | 2004 | Irish | Playwright | 1852 | |||
Maggie Gyllenhaal | 2008 | American | Film | Actress | 1977 | ||
Ayumi Hamasaki | 2008 | Japanese | Music | Singer | 1978 | ||
Anne Hathaway | 2018 | American | Film | Actress | 1982 | ||
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom | 2008 | British | Royalty/Nobility | Princess | 1846 | ||
Katharine Hepburn | 2012 | American | Film | Actress | 1907 | ||
Georgette Heyer | 2008 | British | Writing | Novelist | 1902 | ||
Lynn Hill | 2013 | American | Rockclimber | 1961 | |||
Ima Hogg | 2008 | American | Philanthropist/Art Collector | 1882 | |||
Disappearance of Natalee Holloway | 2008 | American | Crime | Missing Person | 1986 | ||
Imogen Holst | 2014 | British | Music | Composer | 1907 | ||
Anne Hutchinson | 2012 | British/American | Religion | Religious Advisor | 1591 | ||
Fanny Imlay | 2012 | British | Daughter | 1794 | |||
Isabeau of Bavaria | 2013 | German/French | Royalty/Nobility | c. 1370 | |||
Janet Jackson | 2008 | American | Music | Singer | 1966 | ||
Hattie Jacques | 2014 | British | Actor | 1922 | |||
Joan of Arc | 2006 | French | Heroine | 1412 | |||
Scarlett Johansson | 2017 | American | Film | Actress | 1984 | ||
Angelina Jolie | 2006 | American | Film | Actress | 1975 | ||
Jane Joseph | 2013 | British | Music | Composer | 1894 | ||
Kareena Kapoor | 2013 | Indian | Film | Actress | 1980 | ||
Sonam Kapoor | 2016 | Indian | Film | Actress | 1985 | ||
Masako Katsura | 2010 | Japanese | Sport | Billiards Player | 1913 | ||
Susi Kentikian | 2008 | Armenian/German | Sport | Boxer | 1987 | ||
Kalki Koechlin | 2016 | French | Film | Actress | 1984 | ||
Cynna Kydd | 2006 | Australian | Sport | Netball Player | 1981 | ||
Lady Gaga | 2017 | American | Music | Singer | 1986 | ||
Brie Larson | 2018 | American | Film | Actress | 1989 | ||
Jennifer Lawrence | 2017 | American | Film | Actress | 1990 | ||
Margaret Lea Houston | 2016 | American | Politics | First Lady | 1819 | ||
Faith Leech | 2008 | Australian | Sport | Swimmer | 1941 | ||
Vivien Leigh | 2006 | British | Actress | 1913 | |||
Marie Lloyd | 2013 | British | Theatre | 1870 | |||
Kellie Loder | 2013 | Canadian | Music | Singer | 1988 | ||
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll | 2008 | British | Royalty/Nobility | 1848 | |||
Courtney Love | 2017 | American | Music | Singer | 1964 | ||
Luo Yixiu | 2014 | Chinese | Family | Wife | 1889 | ||
Miriam Makeba | 2017 | South African | Music | Singer | 1932 | ||
Olivia Manning | 2010 | British | Writing | Novelist | 1908 | ||
Margaret (singer) | 2018 | Polish | Music | Singer | 1991 | ||
Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil | 2011 | Brazilian | Royalty/Nobility | 1831 | |||
Mary, Queen of Scots | 2012 | British | Royalty/Nobility | 1542 | |||
Mary II of England | 2004 | British | Royalty/Nobility | 1662 | |||
Mary of Teck | 2007 | British | Royalty/Nobility | 1867 | |||
Empress Matilda | 2014 | British | Royalty/Nobility | c. 1102 | |||
Barbara McClintock | 2005 | American | Science | 1902 | |||
Kylie Minogue | 2005 | Australian/British | Music | Singer | 1968 | ||
Nancy Mitford | 2014 | British | Writing | Novelist | 1904 | ||
Marilyn Monroe | 2015 | American | Film | Actor | 1926 | ||
Madeline Montalban | 2013 | British | Astrologist | 1910 | |||
Julianne Moore | 2013 | American | Actress | 1960 | |||
Sandra Morgan | 2008 | Australian | Sport | Swimmer | 1942 | ||
Rani Mukerji | 2013 | Indian | Film | Actor | 1978 | ||
Murasaki Shikibu | 2011 | Japanese | Writing | Novelist | c. 973 | ||
Murder of Leigh Leigh | 2014 | Australian | Crime | Murder Victim | 1975 | ||
Margaret Murray | 2016 | British | Science | Archaeologist | 1863 | ||
Florence Nagle | 2015 | British | Horsebreeder | 1894 | |||
Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri | 2012 | Australia | Artist | 1955 | |||
Wintjiya Napaltjarri | 2010 | Australia | Artist | c. 1923 | |||
Makinti Napanangka | 2009 | Australia | Artist | 1930 | |||
Elizabeth Needham | 2007 | British | Sex Worker | Unknown | |||
Pat Nixon | 2008 | American | Politics | First Lady | 1912 | ||
Emmy Noether | 2008 | German | Science | Mathematician | 1882 | ||
Ruth Norman | 2012 | American | Religion | Religious Leader | 1900 | ||
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia | 2010 | Russian | Royalty/Nobility | 1882 | |||
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia | 2007 | Russian | Royalty/Nobility | 1895 | |||
Olga Constantinovna of Russia | 2012 | Russian/Greek | Royalty/Nobility | 1851 | |||
Bronwyn Oliver | 2012 | Australia | Artist | 1959 | |||
Mary Margaret O'Reilly | 2015 | American | Civil Servant | 1865 | |||
Deepika Padukone | 2013 | Indian | Actress | 1986 | |||
Emmeline Pankhurst | 2008 | British | Activism | Suffragette | 1858 | ||
Katy Perry | 2014 | American | Music | Singer | 1984 | ||
Freida Pinto | 2016 | Indian | Actress | 1984 | |||
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe | 2008 | American | Wife | 1822 | |||
Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery | 2007 | British | Royalty/Nobility | ||||
Adelaide Anne Procter | 2009 | British | Writer (poetry) | 1825 | |||
Minnie Pwerle | 2010 | Australian | Artist | c. 1910-1922 | |||
Kangana Ranaut | 2014 | Indian | Actor | 1987 | |||
Ranavalona I | 2013 | Malagasy | Royalty/Nobility | 1778 | |||
Ranavalona III | 2012 | Malagasy | Royalty/Nobility | 1861 | |||
Nancy Reagan | 2007 | American | Politics | First Lady | 1921 | ||
Stamata Revithi | 2009 | Greek | Athlete | 1866 | |||
Hilda Rix Nicholas | 2014 | Australian | Artist | 1884 | |||
J. K. Rowling | 2007 | British | Writing | Novelist | 1965 | ||
Lady Saigō | 2013 | Japanese | Royalty/Nobility | 1552 | |||
Teresa Sampsonia | 2019 | Iranian | Royalty/Nobility | 1589 | |||
Omayra Sánchez | 2013 | Colombian | Disaster Victim | 1972 | |||
Laura Secord | 2013 | Canadian | Heroine | 1775 | |||
Olivia Shakespear | 2011 | British | Writing | Novelist | 1863 | ||
Mary Shelley | 2008 | British | Writing | Novelist | 1797 | ||
Kate Sheppard | 2018 | New Zealand | Activism | 1848 | |||
Grace Sherwood | 2013 | American | Crime | Accused Witch | 1660 | ||
Mary Martha Sherwood | 2007 | British | Writing | Children's literature) | 1775 | ||
Sabrina Sidney | 2016 | British | Experiment Subject | 1757 | |||
Wallis Simpson | 2007 | American | Royalty/Nobility | 1896 | |||
Faryl Smith | 2012 | British | Music | Singer | 1995 | ||
Samantha Smith | 2005 | American | Activist | 1972 | |||
Jo Stafford | 2013 | American | Music | Singer | 1917 | ||
Gwen Stefani | 2007 | American | Music | Singer | 1969 | ||
Clare Stevenson | 2017 | Australian | Warfare | 1903 | |||
Constance Stokes | 2013 | Australian | Artist | 1906 | |||
Emma Stone | 2016 | American | Film | Actress | 1988 | ||
Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany | 2007 | British | Royalty/Nobility | 1753 | |||
Taylor Swift | 2016 | American | Music | Singer | 1989 | ||
Bazy Tankersley | 2015 | American | Horsebreeder | 1921 | |||
Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies | 2011 | Italian/Brazilian | Royalty/Nobility | 1822 | |||
Murder of Julia Martha Thomas | 2011 | British | Crime | Murder Victim | Unknown | ||
Mary Toft | 2009 | British | Crime | Fraudster | 1701 | ||
Sarah Trimmer | 2007 | British | Writing | Children's literature | 1741 | ||
Harriet Tubman | 2007 | American | Activism | Abolitionist | c. 1822 | ||
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine | 2007 | British | Royalty/Nobility | 1863 | |||
Queen Victoria | 2011 | British | Royalty/Nobility | Ruler | 1819 | ||
Vidya Balan | 2015 | Indian | Actress | 1979 | |||
Vesna Vulović | 2018 | Serbian | Flight Attendant | 1950 | |||
Cosima Wagner | 2012 | Hungarian | Music | Festival Manager | 1837 | ||
Princess Charlotte of Wales | 2010 | British | Royalty/Nobility | 1796 | |||
Emma Watson | 2008 | British | Film | Actress | 1990 | ||
Ellen Wilkinson | 2014 | British | Politician | 1891 | |||
Michelle Williams (actress) | 2018 | American | Film | Actress | 1980 | ||
Kate Winslet | 2017 | British | Film | Actress | 1975 | ||
Reese Witherspoon | 2008 | American | Film | Actress | 1976 | ||
Mary Wollstonecraft | 2007 | British | Writer/Philosopher | 1759 | |||
Anna May Wong | 2008 | American | Film | Actress | 1905 | ||
Fanny Bullock Workman | 2014 | American | Mountaineer/Cartographer | 1859 | |||
Murder of Joanna Yeates | 2012 | British | Crime | Murder Victim | 1985 | ||
Zenobia | 2017 | Syrian | Ruler | Royalty/Nobility | c. 240 | ||
Catherine Zeta-Jones | 2016 | British | Film | Actress | 1969 | ||
Preity Zinta | 2008 | Indian | Film | Actress | 1975 |