Marie Curie ( twice Nobel prizes) comes to mind. Lise Meitner ( also nobel prize) and Emmy Noether are just few ones.
She was a mathematician, physicist and philospher. One of the pioneers of the elasticity theory and most importantly, a woman.
MARIE CURIEPolish-born French physicist and chemist best known for her contributions to radioactivity.
In Wikipedia there is a list of female scientists before the 21st century, perhaps Marie Curie. See link below.
Marie Curie is famous for being a pioneering physicist and chemist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to have won Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (Physics and Chemistry). Curie's discoveries have had a lasting impact on the fields of science and medicine.
Curium is named after Marie Curie, the famous physicist and chemist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains a prominent figure in the history of science.
Scratch My Balls Thats an ignorant answer, Shirley Ann Jackson was the first African American woman to get a Ph.D in physics from MIT. She also was the first African American woman to be Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory.
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Marie Curie was a renowned physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields - physics and chemistry.
Berthe Morisot was a famous impressionist painter.
There have been many famous puppeteers through the years. Some of the famous Italian woman who have been puppeteers is not known.
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Wonder Woman was around longer, But Shrek is Cooler so id say.... Wonder Woman is more famous.