A Bunch Of Jokers!

From a pack of Millenium playing cards which came out for the year 2000.
It says on the back of the pack -
One thousand years of art, music, politics & science combined in one pack of cards. A unique deck for a unique event.

I don't know who selected who went on the cards, but out of 52 cards only 3 of them are women.
Joan of Arc
Marie Curie
Isabella the 1st - who???