Kathleen Neal Cleaver
Black Panther Party Communications Secretary and the first woman in the Party’s leadership group who later became a university porfessor and also worked as a law clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals
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Thoko Ntshinga
For South African actress Thoko Ntshinga, her art and her community are inseparable.
Gaelynn Lea Tressler
Born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle Bones Disease) that limits her range of motion, the violinist, singer, and songwriter plays the violin with a technique like that of a cellist. Her original songs and approach to traditional fiddle music are enhanced by her incorporation of live looping and sonic exploration.
Clara Ripley
Founded in Boston in 1892, the Dorchester Woman’s Club united women to promote intellectual growth and community values, led by early members Clara Ripley (1855-1931) and Ella Whiton (1857-1932).
Ericka Huggins
Black Panther, university lecturer and poet
Dr Nouria Salehi
In addition to her ongoing research in nuclear medicine, Nouria has travelled to Afghanistan many times, at the risk of her own life, to establish science teacher training programs, apprenticeships, literacy programs, and a range of other constructive initiatives, to drive change and empower young people and women and their communities.
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Oodgeroo Noonuccal was a leading advocate for land rights and reconciliation, and in 1964 published the first modern poetry book by an Aboriginal Australian woman.
Ruth Marcus Patt
Active member of the Jewish community of New Brunswick in New Jersey.
Beatrice Williams
Beatrice Williams (1898–1986) lived and served the community in a Boston South End House residence for twenty-five years.
Thanh-Kham Tran-Dang
Thanh-Kham is an avid supporter of the Australian-Vietnamese community