Genoveva Castellanoz
Castellanoz became an important figure among Mexican Americans in a wide area because she made paper and wax flowers for baptisms, weddings and quinceañeras.
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Gitanjali Rao
At 16 years old, Gitanjali Rao has invented a device to detect lead in water (inspired by the crisis in Flint, Michigan), an anti-bullying app, and was named TIME’s first “Kid of the Year” in 2020, among other notable accomplishments.
Amara Hamid
Amara Hamid arrived in Australia in 1988 as a refugee from Eritrea. Her many life experiences have influenced her desire to support and contribute to her family and the lives of others.
Esther Martinez
Esther Martinez was a linguist and storyteller for the Tewa people of New Mexico. She was given the Tewa name P’oe Tsawa (meaning Blue Water) and was also known by “Ko’oe Esther” and “Aunt Esther.”
Sarah J Garnet
Sarah Jane Smith Thompson Garnet is best known as the first Black female principal of a New York City public school.
Cornelia Templeton Hatcher
Cornelia Templeton Jewett Hatcher drafted a petition that granted women the right to vote and gathered signatures around Alaska.
Anjali Sharma
Anjali Sharma’s passion for climate justice goes beyond her concern for the environment and includes supporting First Nations people, racial equality, gender equality and marginalised communities.
Eileen Szychowski
American disability activist
Daughters of Bilitis
The Daughters of Bilitis were the first lesbian rights group in the United States, founded in San Francisco in 1955.
Dr Akuch Kuol Anyieth
Akuch is an academic researcher at Latrobe University, investigating the impact of family violence intervention orders on South-Sudanese Victorians.