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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.”

Cornelia Templeton Hatcher

Cornelia Templeton Jewett Hatcher drafted a petition that granted women the right to vote and gathered signatures around Alaska.

Sarah J Garnet

Sarah Jane Smith Thompson Garnet is best known as the first Black female principal of a New York City public school.

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.

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.