The Most Awesome LGBTQ Women In History

Mercedes de Acosta

Mercedes de Acosta was a fierce temptress and renowned writer. She once said, “I can get any woman away from any man.” We’ve got to applaud that level of confidence and sort of wish we could embody it ourselves.

Not only was Mercedes a great beauty, but was also a woman of color. She was of Spanish/Cuban descent, and perhaps best known for (proudly) sleeping around in the era of silent movies. She was involved with a number of famous women including Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina. Snaps for Mercedes and her wildly confident sexuality.

Jane Addams

When it comes to women’s suffrage, Jane Addams was one of the fiercest activists. Addams was a pioneer American settlement activist, social worker, philosopher, sociologist, and author. Basically, she was super smart and used her smarts to smash the patriarchy. Though she never came out as a lesbian, probably because of the time in which she lived, Addams exclusively had romantic relationships with women.

Addams is known as the mother of social work – she helped create this important and necessary profession. She worked to help America address and focus on mothers care about, such as children’s needs, public health, and world peace. She believed that women couldn’t make their communities a better place without being able to vote and became the first woman awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.