Gallery of Inspiring Women Without Children
A compilation of over 150 women through history who had no children; some never married, some did, some were childless by circumstances, some were childfree by choice.
I have previously featured these women on social media and wanted to compile them on one page. Ranked by year of birth, from the latest-born in the 20th century to the earliest-born in the 16th century, these women all made their mark on history, although some are more remembered than others. Hopefully, this help will help demonstrate the presence of childless and childfree women throughout history.
- Twenthieth century: Marilyn Monroe, Rosa Parks, Frida Kahlo, …
- Nineteenth century: Virginia Woolf, Emily Dickinson, Florence Nightingale, …
- Eighteenth century: Jane Austen, Caroline Herschel, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, …
- Seventeenth century and prior: Elizabeth I, Marie de Gournay, Mary Astell, …
TWENTIETH CENTURY
NINETEENTH CENTURY
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY AND PRIOR
*While most of the images are accurate representations of their subject, some of these women left no known portraits. In those cases, I have selected an image from the same time period to attempt to represent how they might have looked.