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.
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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
Norasiah Hasan
Member of the Islamic Women’s Welfare Council of Victoria, founder of the ‘Muslimah Women’s Group’, of the Western Region Muslim Community in Wyndham and a member of the Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition.
Dr Belle WX Lim
Founder of Future Forte, a charity non-profit organisation that showcases excellence from the multicultural community ensuring that diverse voices are heard and valued
Ayse Köksüz
Ayse Köksüz has devoted herself to developing and improving services for her community.
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks was the first Aboriginal female movie star, alongside being an advocate for her community.
Carrie Steele Logan
Carrie Steele Logan founded the Carrie Steele Orphan Home in Atlanta, recognized as the oldest predominantly Black orphanage in Georgia and possibly the oldest organization of its type in the country.
Dr Flemmie Pansy Kittrell
Globetrotting African-American nutritionist Flemmie P. Kittrell revolutionized early childhood education and illuminated ‘hidden hunger’