U.S. Postage Stamps

Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson, class of 1849
Poet

1971 Commemorative; 8 cent U.S. postage stamp             

Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone, class of 1839
Women's rights activist who dared to keep her birth name after marriage

1968, Prominent American series 1965-1979; 50 cent U.S. postage stamp             

Frances Perkins

Frances Perkins, class of 1902
Secretary of labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, and initiator of such landmark programs as minimum wage, Social Security, and child labor laws

1980 Commemorative; 15 cent U.S. postage stamp             

Mary Lyon

Mary Lyon
Founder of Mount Holyoke College and pioneer in women's education

1987 Great American series 1986-1993; 2 cent U.S. postage stamp             

Dr. Virginia Apgar

Dr. Virginia Apgar, class of 1929
Developer of the Apgar Score used to evaluate newborns, and first female department head and full professor at College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

1994 Definitive Stamp; 20 cent U.S. postage stamp             

Frances Perkins postcard

Frances Perkins, class of 1902
First day of issue, April 10, 1980; postcard with her photo and 15 cent U.S. postage stamp