Pedro Teixeira  wrote:
"I have noticed that very few (if any) women economists were mentioned
and I would suggest Mary Jean Bowman, who passed away in 2002. "


That is very true. May I recommend a very fine economist, Krishna 
Bharadwaj (1935-1992), whose untimely death made for a big loss to 
economics. Here is a link to her work:

http://homepage.newschool.edu/het//profiles/bharadwaj.htm

Sumitra Shah