Lois Jenson
Plaintiff in the U.S.’s first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit
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Pat Kosmach
Lead plaintiff of the U.S.’s first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit
Betty Lawson
Australian teacher and trade unionist
Jane M Picker
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
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
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.
Agnes Deans Cameron
1800s Canadian educator, writer, lecturer, and adventurer
Kate McVicar
1800s Canadian union leader
Benita Galeana
Mexican activist imprisoned several times for her work defending the rights of workers and the marginalized.
Marie-Anne Laporte
Candian labour activist