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Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth

She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”

By Brian Kevin

Art Biographical Information Birds Bridges, Fidelia (1834-1923) Butterflies and Moths Deaths (Obituaries) Homer, Winslow James, Henry Labor and Jobs Richards, William Trost Women and Girls

Overlooked No More: Fidelia Bridges, Artist Who Captured the Natural World

A prolific artist, she was known for her graceful watercolors of birds, plants and butterflies, and was considered as the equal of Winslow Homer in her day.

By Bonnie Eissner

Advertising and Marketing Biographical Information Customer Relations Deaths (Obituaries) Innovation Labor and Jobs Macy's Inc Manhattan (NYC) Margaret Getchell Nantucket (Mass) Women and Girls

Overlooked No More: Margaret Getchell, Visionary Force at Macy’s

As the store’s first female executive, she helped turn it into what it is today, paving the way for other women to hold senior positions in retail.

By Stephanie Forshee

Biographical Information Innovation Inventions and Patents Knight, Margaret E Labor and Jobs Paper Bags Women and Girls

Overlooked No More: Margaret E. Knight, Innovator of the Flat-Bottomed Paper Bag

She came up with a method of automation so that workers would not have to make the bags by hand. Then she fought for credit for her work.

By Glenn Rifkin