Dr Nettie Craig Asberry
African-American suffragist and civil rights activist
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Jo Ann Hardesty
One of the first women to serve onboard Navy ships, activist and politician
Nikkita Oliver
US activist against injustice in the legal system.
Vivian Caver
Civil rights activist in Seattle, Washington.
Helen Cecile Beck Stafford
tafford dedicated her life’s work to securing equal rights and freedoms for minorities in Tacoma.
Bertha Pitts Campbell
Bertha Pitts Campbell had many successes when it came to empowering women and fighting racism.
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Tlingit activist, civil rights hero and Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood
Agnes Jones Adams
Remembered as a remarkable public speaker, Agnes J. Adams actively participated in the Black clubwomen’s movement and other Boston organizations dedicated to racial justice.
Elizabeth Eckford
One of the Little Rock Nine who helped integrate American schools
Agnes Meyer
American journalist, philanthropist, civil rights activist, and art patron.