She founded a city with persistence and a rail line
Julia DeForest Tuttle
Real estate, development, promotion (Miami)
Years: 1849–1898
Armed with a physics degree, she did top secret work
Carolyn Beatrice Parker
Physicist, educator (Gainesville)
Years: 1917–1966
An innovative cattle rancher and founder of a city
Bertha Palmer
Businesswoman, developer (Venice)
Years: 1848–1918
Florida’s first female mayor, before the 19th amendment
Marian Newhall Horwitz O’Brien
Politician, developer of Moore Haven (Moore Haven)
Years: 1882–1932
She died as she lived, for a cause she believed in
Harriette Vyda Simms Moore
Civil rights activist, educator (Mims)
Years: 1902–1952
Fulfilling a dream of medicine and space
Dr. Irene Long
Pioneer in aerospace medicine (Merritt Island)
Years: 1950–2020
This civil rights leader helped end segregation
Eula Gany Johnson
Activist (Fort Lauderdale)
Years: 1906–2001
Opening the door for a major university
Elizabeth McCullough Johnson
Politics/Education (Orlando)
Years: 1909–1973
Making music while protecting her family’s culinary legacy
Adela Hernandez Gonzmart
Restaurateur, musician, philanthropist (Tampa)
Years: 1920–2001
Dean of capital correspondents, was a mentor to many
Barbara Landstreet Frye
Journalist (Tallahassee)
Years: 1922–1982
