Billie Jean King who got women’s sports on the map, Julie Foudy who helped save Title 9 Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhardt: all are smart, brave and determined to defy gender bias!

I registered, logged in, and listed my preferences - BUT they did not appear. Why? !. my precious mother 2. Katherine Hepburn 3. Barbra Streisand 4. Nancy Reagan

Rosa Parks, Mother Hale, Jacqueline Kennedy, Bella Abzug

Hillary Clinton, Florence Nightingale, Amelia Earhart, Billie Holiday. And a few more, where there to be an expansion

I pick American women who’ve changed our world: Sacajawea, Margaret Sanger, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas and Rosa Parks.

amy, meg, beth, and jo

Georgia O’Keefe, Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Susan B. Anthony Linda Ader

Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Bille Jean King, Susan B. Anthony!

It’s tough to comment after such great suggestions—a lot of whom I would “ditto” like Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Tubman, Laura Nyro (blast from the past), Mother Teresa, who did good with so little and Oprah, who does good with so much. But I have to add that despite my fear of heights, I would climb Mount Rushmore and use a chisel until my hands were bloody to hand carve the image of Joyce, my best friend of 50 years, a brilliant, caring and accomplished woman who but for her struggle with early onset Alzheimer’s would be adding her wisdom to this discussion.

Dolly Madison, Madame Curie, Ellie Nestor, Grandma Moses

The women I think deserving of a spot on Mt. Rushmore: Anna Politkovskaya (Russia) who lost her life by political assassination for trying to report the truth about Chechenya. Immaculee Ilibagiza (Rwanda) Who witnessed atrocities and yet is doing work to change the world. Eleanor Roosevelt (USA) We owe her a huge debt for the betterment of this country. Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma) Trying to bring freedom to Burma, suffering political imprisonment.

Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger, Eleanor Roosevelt and Barbara Jordan

I chose Americans, all the way, because I perceive Mt. Rushmore to be iconically American. So, for their contributions to humanity - Helen Keller, to space exploration - Sally Ride, to the collective conscience - Rosa Parks, to music - Madonna. I struggled with that last one, Aretha.

American Women on an American Monument: Martha Washington; Eleanor Roosevelt;Helen Keller;Betsy Ross

Golda Meir, Lena Horne, Hillary Clinton, Betsy Ross