Sarah J Garnet
Sarah Jane Smith Thompson Garnet is best known as the first Black female principal of a New York City public school.
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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.
Stella Young
Referring to herself as a ‘crip’, Stella controversially challenged people in the way they perceived disability and what it means to live as a disabled person. She described ‘crip’ as a liberating word; a term that seemed to horrify people but that made her feel strong and powerful.
Anne Turpeau
Washington DC activist
Cecilia Matic
Cecilia Matic worked for the National Park Service for 33 years
Clara Vaught
In December 1852, the Boston Vigilance Committee credited Vaught for boarding three freedom seekers at her home in Boston. It can be inferred that between 1812 and 1855, Vaught escaped enslavement and ultimately came to reside in Boston.