In 1990, Hattie Canty was elected the first African American, first woman, and first guest room attendant to be president of the Las Vegas Hotel and Culinary Workers Union Local 226, a role in which she improved conditions for tens of thousands of workers.
Plaintiff in the U.S.’s first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit
Lead plaintiff of the U.S.’s first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit
Australian teacher and trade unionist
Jane M. Picker co-founded the Women’s Law Fund to support litigation for Cleveland residents seeking legal redress in cases of sexual discrimination in employment, education, housing, and government benefits.
Lizabeth Moody co-founded the Women’s Law Fund to support litigation for Cleveland residents seeking legal redress in cases of sexual discrimination in employment, education, housing, and government benefits.
Rita Page Ruess, the first woman assistant U.S. attorney in Cleveland, left her post to join the Women’s Law Fund full-time in 1972.
1800s Canadian educator, writer, lecturer, and adventurer
1800s Canadian union leader
Mexican activist imprisoned several times for her work defending the rights of workers and the marginalized.