Famous Women
- Barton County, Kansas: Barton is named for Clara Barton, the pioneering American nurse who organized the American Red Cross.
- Bremer County, Iowa: Bremer is named for Fredrika Bremer, a Swedish novelist.
Read more about this topic: List Of U.S. Counties Named After Women
Famous quotes containing the words famous and/or women:
“When I was bound apprentice, in famous Lincolnshire,
Full well I served my master for more than seven year,
Till I took up poaching, as you shall quickly hear:
Oh, ‘tis my delight on a shining night, in the season of the year.”
—Unknown. The Lincolnshire Poacher (l. 1–4)
“Generation after generation of women have pledged to raise their daughters differently, only to find that their daughters grow up and fervently pledge the same thing.”
—Elizabeth Debold (20th century)