T Theodorus Ibrahim Here's a few: Mary Ellen Pleasant - said to be...

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T Theodorus Ibrahim Here's a few: Mary Ellen Pleasant - said to be the first female millionaire in the US, a financier of the abolitionist movement https://www.uniquecoloring.com/articles/mary-ellen-pleasant Ayn Rand -- fled the Soviet Union, and became one of the most successful advocates for liberty in modern history. 37 million copies of her books have been sold, and they're still brisk sellers, 33 years after her death. Marie Curie - pioneer of nuclear chemistry, only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different scientifc fields.