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The 35 Most Influential Women in Alabama History Robert Charles Jones

There are a number of prominent women who were born in Alabama, made their mark there, or both. These include actresses (Tallulah Bankhead, Courtney Cox, Fannie Flagg, Louise Fletcher) authors (Helen Keller, Harper Lee, Kathryn Tucker Windham, Augusta Evans Wilson), social activists (Virginia Foster Durr, Angela Davis, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Julia Tutwiler, Pattie Ruffner Jacobs, Hattie Hooker Wilkins) and Hospital administrators during wartime (Juliet Ann Opie Hopkins, Sister Chrysostom Moynahan). The list also includes the greatest female soccer player in history (Mia Hamm), a U. S. Senator (Dixie Bibb Graves), a former Secretary of State (Condoleezza Rice), and a Rear-Admiral in the United States Navy (Fran McKee).