7 Forgotten but extremely influential women from (American) history....

While I disagree that Zelda Fitzgerald, Sara Delano Roosevelt and Coretta Scott King have been "forgotten" the overall article is interesting ...Others include Peggy Shippen Arnold (wife of Benedict), "Agent 355", Sybil Luddington, and Winnie Davis. (Pics are of Peggy Arnold and Winnie Davis)



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-pataki/forgotten-but-extremely-i_b_4768394.html

American history little remembers the fact that Benedict Arnold even had a wife. And not only did he have a wife -- he had an intelligent, attractive, charismatic, and, ultimately, very powerful wife. A woman who influenced, and quite possibly determined his decision to switch sides.

Peggy Shippen Arnold, the captivating young socialite-turned-colonial-era conspirator, has slipped through the years with very few people aware of the central role she played in her husband's treachery and subsequent downfall. How did this happen? And are there other women, like Peggy Shippen Arnold, who have been largely forgotten in history?

Here's a look at some of these fascinating figures -- women who occupied a front row seat in their time periods but whose names have taken a back row seat to their husbands' legacies. These women were everything from writers and artists to political thinkers, human rights activists and pioneers of cultural change.

These women, rather than being footnotes or supporting characters, were leading lady material.