When Mary Telfair (1791–1875) bequeathed her family home to become a public art museum, she likely had no idea of the small revolution she started. The first art museum in the United States founded by a woman opened on May 3, 1886, and, for the next 140 years, generations of women stepped forward to ensure that the museum and its collections would grow, and that future Savannahians would be able to learn and enjoy art. Remember the Ladies honors just a few of the many significant women who…