From 1998: Martha Gellhorn, Daring Writer, Dies at 89
One of the first female war correspondents, she covered a dozen major conflicts during a career that spanned more than six decades.
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From 2005: Ruth Clement Bond, 101, Quilter and Civic Leader, Is Dead
She helped transform the American quilt from a utilitarian bed covering into a work of avant-garde social commentary.
From 1994: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Dies of Cancer at 64
She became an object of fascination to generations of Americans after her husband, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1963.
From 1962: Mrs. Roosevelt Dies at 78 After Illness of Six Weeks
The death of the former first lady, a noted humanitarian and an active force in the Democratic Party, was mourned by people around the world…
From 2019: Agnès Varda, Influential French New Wave Filmmaker, Dies at 90
She was closely associated with the film movement known as the New Wave, although her reimagining of cinematic conventions predated it.
From 2000: Hedy Lamarr, Sultry Star Who Reigned in Hollywood
A temptress on the silver screen in the 1930s and ’40s, she later became an inventor.
From 1957: Gabriela Mistral, Poet, Is Dead; Won Nobel Prize for Literature
She was recognized in 1945 for three “Soñetos de la Muerte” (“Sonnets of Death”), which were first published in Chile in 1922.
From 1968: Helen Keller, 87, Dies; She Became Symbol of Courage
She overcame blindness and deafness, but insisted that there was nothing miraculous about her achievements.
From 2017: Norma McCorvey, ‘Roe’ in Roe v. Wade, Is Dead at 69
The anonymous plaintiff in the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, she became a symbol for abortion rights, though she later changed her views.
From 2011: Nancy Wake, Proud Spy and Nazi Foe, Dies at 98
She underwent a wartime metamorphosis, from a fun-loving girl to a highly decorated Resistance fighter.
From 2011: Madame Nhu, Vietnam War Lightning Rod, Dies
The glamorous official hostess in South Vietnam’s presidential palace, she was a politically powerful and often outspoken figure during th…
From 1991: Suicide of Jiang Qing, Mao’s Widow, Is Reported
A former actress who grew up in poverty, she was one of the most hated women in modern Chinese history for her role in the Cultural Revoluti…