Home / Compare historical figures / Women in History

Head-to-head

Women in History: Historical Comparisons

Explore 87 head-to-head comparisons between women in history, matched by era and by how close together they lived.

Historical portrait of Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar

Depiction of Kurmanjan Datka on Kyrgyzstan's currency

Ranavalona I vs Kurmanjan Datka

1778–1861 · 1811–1907

Depiction of Kurmanjan Datka on Kyrgyzstan's currency

Portrait of Harriet Tubman

Kurmanjan Datka vs Harriet Tubman

1811–1907 · c. 1822–1913

Portrait of Harriet Tubman

Historical portrait of Rani Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi

Harriet Tubman vs Rani Lakshmibai

c. 1822–1913 · c. 1828–1858

Historical portrait of Rani Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi

Portrait of Queen Liliuokalani

Rani Lakshmibai vs Liliuokalani

c. 1828–1858 · 1838–1917

Portrait of Queen Liliuokalani

Statue of Yaa Asantewaa at the Yaa Asantewaa Museum in Ejisu, Ghana

Liliuokalani vs Yaa Asantewaa

1838–1917 · c. 1840–1921

Statue of Yaa Asantewaa at the Yaa Asantewaa Museum in Ejisu, Ghana

Seated portrait of Emmeline Pankhurst

Yaa Asantewaa vs Emmeline Pankhurst

c. 1840–1921 · 1858–1928

Seated portrait of Emmeline Pankhurst

Portrait of Marie Curie

Emmeline Pankhurst vs Marie Curie

1858–1928 · 1867–1934

Portrait of Marie Curie

Photograph of Lise Meitner

Marie Curie vs Lise Meitner

1867–1934 · 1878–1968

Photograph of Lise Meitner

Photograph of Frances Perkins

Lise Meitner vs Frances Perkins

1878–1968 · 1880–1965

Photograph of Frances Perkins

Photograph of Anna Pavlova as the Dying Swan

Frances Perkins vs Anna Pavlova

1880–1965 · 1881–1931

Photograph of Anna Pavlova as the Dying Swan

Photograph of Virginia Woolf

Anna Pavlova vs Virginia Woolf

1881–1931 · 1882–1941

Photograph of Virginia Woolf

Photograph of Emmy Noether

Virginia Woolf vs Emmy Noether

1882–1941 · 1882–1935

Photograph of Emmy Noether

Portrait of Te Puea Hērangi

Emmy Noether vs Te Puea Hērangi

1882–1935 · 1883–1952

Portrait of Te Puea Hērangi

Photograph of Coco Chanel

Te Puea Hērangi vs Coco Chanel

1883–1952 · 1883–1971

Photograph of Coco Chanel

Photograph of Corrie ten Boom

Coco Chanel vs Corrie ten Boom

1883–1971 · 1892–1983

Photograph of Corrie ten Boom

Photograph of Whina Cooper

Corrie ten Boom vs Whina Cooper

1892–1983 · 1895–1994

Photograph of Whina Cooper

Portrait of Golda Meir

Whina Cooper vs Golda Meir

1895–1994 · 1898–1978

Portrait of Golda Meir

Photograph of Barbara McClintock in her laboratory

Golda Meir vs Barbara McClintock

1898–1978 · 1902–1992

Photograph of Barbara McClintock in her laboratory

Portrait of Umm Kulthum

Barbara McClintock vs Umm Kulthum

1902–1992 · 1904–1975

Portrait of Umm Kulthum

Photograph of Josephine Baker

Umm Kulthum vs Josephine Baker

1904–1975 · 1906–1975

Photograph of Josephine Baker

Portrait of Grace Hopper

Josephine Baker vs Grace Hopper

1906–1975 · 1906–1992

Portrait of Grace Hopper

Portrait photograph of Frida Kahlo

Grace Hopper vs Frida Kahlo

1906–1992 · 1907–1954

Portrait photograph of Frida Kahlo

Portrait of Simone de Beauvoir

Frida Kahlo vs Simone de Beauvoir

1907–1954 · 1908–1986

Portrait of Simone de Beauvoir

Photograph of Dorothy Hodgkin

Simone de Beauvoir vs Dorothy Hodgkin

1908–1986 · 1910–1994

Photograph of Dorothy Hodgkin

Photograph of Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Dorothy Hodgkin vs Babe Didrikson Zaharias

1910–1994 · 1911–1956

Photograph of Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Photograph of Chien-Shiung Wu

Babe Didrikson Zaharias vs Chien-Shiung Wu

1911–1956 · 1912–1997

Photograph of Chien-Shiung Wu

Photograph of Hedy Lamarr

Chien-Shiung Wu vs Hedy Lamarr

1912–1997 · 1914–2000

Photograph of Hedy Lamarr

Photograph of Édith Piaf

Hedy Lamarr vs Édith Piaf

1914–2000 · 1915–1963

Photograph of Édith Piaf

Photograph of Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Édith Piaf vs Sirimavo Bandaranaike

1915–1963 · 1916–2000

Photograph of Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Photograph of Ella Fitzgerald

Sirimavo Bandaranaike vs Ella Fitzgerald

1916–2000 · 1917–1996

Photograph of Ella Fitzgerald

Official portrait of Indira Gandhi

Ella Fitzgerald vs Indira Gandhi

1917–1996 · 1917–1984

Official portrait of Indira Gandhi

Portrait of Katherine Johnson

Indira Gandhi vs Katherine Johnson

1917–1984 · 1918–2020

Portrait of Katherine Johnson

Color portrait of Eva Perón

Katherine Johnson vs Eva Perón

1918–2020 · 1919–1952

Color portrait of Eva Perón

Portrait of Rosalind Franklin

Eva Perón vs Rosalind Franklin

1919–1952 · 1920–1958

Portrait of Rosalind Franklin

Photograph of Sophie Scholl

Rosalind Franklin vs Sophie Scholl

1920–1958 · 1921–1943

Photograph of Sophie Scholl

Photograph of Maria Callas

Sophie Scholl vs Maria Callas

1921–1943 · 1923–1977

Photograph of Maria Callas

Photograph of Shirley Chisholm

Maria Callas vs Shirley Chisholm

1923–1977 · 1924–2005

Photograph of Shirley Chisholm

Photograph of Celia Cruz

Shirley Chisholm vs Celia Cruz

1924–2005 · 1925–2003

Photograph of Celia Cruz

Official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II

Celia Cruz vs Elizabeth II

1925–2003 · 1926–2022

Official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II

Photograph of Vera Rubin

Elizabeth II vs Vera Rubin

1926–2022 · 1928–2016

Photograph of Vera Rubin

Passport photograph of Anne Frank

Vera Rubin vs Anne Frank

1928–2016 · 1929–1945

Passport photograph of Anne Frank

Photograph of Violeta Chamorro

Anne Frank vs Violeta Chamorro

1929–1945 · 1929–

Photograph of Violeta Chamorro

Photograph of Dolores Huerta

Violeta Chamorro vs Dolores Huerta

1929– · 1930–

Photograph of Dolores Huerta

Photograph of Vigdis Finnbogadottir

Dolores Huerta vs Vigdis Finnbogadottir

1930– · 1930–

Photograph of Vigdis Finnbogadottir

Photograph of Toni Morrison

Vigdis Finnbogadottir vs Toni Morrison

1930– · 1931–2019

Photograph of Toni Morrison

Photograph of Miriam Makeba

Toni Morrison vs Miriam Makeba

1931–2019 · 1932–2008

Photograph of Miriam Makeba

Portrait of Corazon Aquino

Miriam Makeba vs Corazon Aquino

1932–2008 · 1933–2009

Portrait of Corazon Aquino

Photograph of Nina Simone

Corazon Aquino vs Nina Simone

1933–2009 · 1933–2003

Photograph of Nina Simone

Photograph of Jane Goodall

Nina Simone vs Jane Goodall

1933–2003 · 1934–2025

Photograph of Jane Goodall

Photograph of Valentina Tereshkova

Jane Goodall vs Valentina Tereshkova

1934–2025 · 1937–

Photograph of Valentina Tereshkova

Photograph of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Valentina Tereshkova vs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

1937– · born 1938

Photograph of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Photograph of Wangari Maathai

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf vs Wangari Maathai

born 1938 · 1940–2011

Photograph of Wangari Maathai

Portrait of Isabel Allende

Wangari Maathai vs Isabel Allende

1940–2011 · born 1942

Portrait of Isabel Allende

Photograph of Aretha Franklin

Isabel Allende vs Aretha Franklin

born 1942 · 1942–2018

Photograph of Aretha Franklin

Photograph of Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Aretha Franklin vs Jocelyn Bell Burnell

1942–2018 · 1943–

Photograph of Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Photograph of Kiri Te Kanawa

Jocelyn Bell Burnell vs Kiri Te Kanawa

1943– · born 1944

Photograph of Kiri Te Kanawa

Photograph of Aung San Suu Kyi

Kiri Te Kanawa vs Aung San Suu Kyi

born 1944 · born 1945

Photograph of Aung San Suu Kyi

Photograph of Wilma Mankiller

Aung San Suu Kyi vs Wilma Mankiller

born 1945 · 1945–2010

Photograph of Wilma Mankiller

Photograph of Shirin Ebadi

Wilma Mankiller vs Shirin Ebadi

1945–2010 · born 1947

Photograph of Shirin Ebadi

Photograph of Megawati Sukarnoputri

Shirin Ebadi vs Megawati Sukarnoputri

born 1947 · born 1947

Photograph of Megawati Sukarnoputri

Photograph of Svetlana Savitskaya

Megawati Sukarnoputri vs Svetlana Savitskaya

born 1947 · 1948–

Photograph of Svetlana Savitskaya

Official NASA portrait of Christa McAuliffe

Svetlana Savitskaya vs Christa McAuliffe

1948– · 1948–1986

Official NASA portrait of Christa McAuliffe

Photograph of Zaha Hadid

Christa McAuliffe vs Zaha Hadid

1948–1986 · 1950–2016

Photograph of Zaha Hadid

Photograph of Sally Ride in astronaut uniform

Zaha Hadid vs Sally Ride

1950–2016 · 1951–2012

Photograph of Sally Ride in astronaut uniform

Portrait of Benazir Bhutto

Sally Ride vs Benazir Bhutto

1951–2012 · 1953–2007

Portrait of Benazir Bhutto

Photograph of Mae Jemison

Benazir Bhutto vs Mae Jemison

1953–2007 · born 1956

Photograph of Mae Jemison

Official NASA portrait of Eileen Collins

Mae Jemison vs Eileen Collins

born 1956 · 1956–

Official NASA portrait of Eileen Collins

Photograph of Katherine Freese

Eileen Collins vs Katherine Freese

1956– · 1957–

Official NASA portrait of Ellen Ochoa

Portrait of Rigoberta Menchú

Ellen Ochoa vs Rigoberta Menchú

1958– · born 1959

Portrait of Rigoberta Menchú

Official portrait of Peggy Whitson

Rigoberta Menchú vs Peggy Whitson

born 1959 · 1960–

Official portrait of Peggy Whitson

Photograph of Nadia Comăneci

Peggy Whitson vs Nadia Comăneci

1960– · born 1961

Photograph of Nadia Comăneci

Official portrait of Julia Gillard

Nadia Comăneci vs Julia Gillard

born 1961 · born 1961

Official portrait of Julia Gillard

Photograph of Rosalind Picard

Julia Gillard vs Rosalind Picard

born 1961 · 1962–

Photograph of Rosalind Picard

Photograph of Leymah Gbowee

Rosalind Picard vs Leymah Gbowee

1962– · born 1972

Photograph of Leymah Gbowee

Portrait of Malala Yousafzai

Leymah Gbowee vs Malala Yousafzai

born 1972 · born 1997

Portrait of Malala Yousafzai

Photograph of Naomi Osaka

Malala Yousafzai vs Naomi Osaka

born 1997 · born 1997

Painted portrait of Catherine the Great

Painted portrait of Marie Antoinette

Catherine the Great vs Marie Antoinette

1729–1796 · 1755–1793

Painted portrait of Marie Antoinette

Portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft

Marie Antoinette vs Mary Wollstonecraft

1755–1793 · 1759–1797

Portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft

Portrait of Jane Austen

Mary Wollstonecraft vs Jane Austen

1759–1797 · 1775–1817

Portrait of Jane Austen

Depiction of Sacagawea with the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Jane Austen vs Sacagawea

1775–1817 · c. 1788–1812

Depiction of Sacagawea with the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Daguerreotype portrait of Ada Lovelace

Sacagawea vs Ada Lovelace

c. 1788–1812 · 1815–1852

Daguerreotype portrait of Ada Lovelace

Photographic portrait of Queen Victoria

Ada Lovelace vs Queen Victoria

1815–1852 · 1819–1901

Photographic portrait of Queen Victoria

Portrait of Susan B. Anthony

Queen Victoria vs Susan B. Anthony

1819–1901 · 1820–1906

Portrait of Susan B. Anthony

Portrait of Kate Sheppard

Susan B. Anthony vs Kate Sheppard

1820–1906 · 1848–1934

Statue of Grace O'Malley (Gráinne Mhaol)

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

Grace O'Malley vs Elizabeth I

c. 1530–c. 1603 · 1533–1603

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

Historical portrait of Nur Jahan

Elizabeth I vs Nur Jahan

1533–1603 · 1577–1645

Historical portrait of Nur Jahan

Historical illustration of Queen Nzinga

Nur Jahan vs Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba

1577–1645 · c. 1583–1663