Really basic question here; sorry if this kind of thing has been posted to death... (if it has, links to a previous post or websites would be great too.)

I'm a university student in the U.S., and my partner is a resident advisor (older student who helps out in a residence hall). They have to make bulletin boards for the halls, and my partner has decided to make one with a women's month theme, featuring important women in history (any time in the past --> now).

So who are your favorite historical female role models, whether explicitly feminist or not? Right now his list includes people like Victoria Woodhull, Sojourner Truth and Laura Ingalls Wilder. I'd be really interested to hear everyone's take on women in history that college-aged men should know about, especially some women of color or non-Western women.

Thanks so much for any suggestions you could provide!