Women have been so oppressed until the last couple of centuries (being lenient). They weren't really allowed to anything deemed a man's work.
However, here's some famous female artists for you: Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Tamara de Lempicka... and if you check out wikipedia or google "famous female painters", you'll get a lovely list from all eras. You may not have heard of their names, but their work is recognizable.
To clear up any confusion, I'm a girl. (People are thrown off because my username isn't pink.) That being said, I really do believe that for the most part, men are better at physically besting women. Obviously there are exceptions to the rule (that softball pitcher? I forget her name, but she could take any of you boys on, easily), but generally speaking men are physically stronger than women.