A teacher and activist, Aki Kurose spent her life advocating for education and social justice through pacifism. Through her beliefs in peace and nonviolence, she worked towards the betterment of her community, advocated for desegregation, and strove to improve education.
Lifelong political activist in New Zealand
New Zealand civilian and military nurse, hospital matron and political activist
Folk singer and social rights activist Joan Baez uses her voice to advance social change.
Japanese-American artist, children’s book author, and civic activist who worked with the OSS (predecessor to the CIA)
Rosika Schwimmer was a Hungarian peace activist, suffragist, and feminist.
Crystal Eastman was one of the most visible Progressive reformers of the early twentieth century United States.
Participating in women’s rights, civil rights, labor, and peace movements throughout the 1900s, Florence Luscomb embodied what it means to be an activist.
Alice Hamilton promoted “industrial medicine” and laws to protect employees from dangerous substances in the workplace.
Irish journalist, broadcaster, and activist