Betty Blayton
Betty Blayton (1937-2016) was an illustrator, painter, printmaker, and sculptor.
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Dr Olivia J Hooker
Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, a survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, blazed a trail as the first Black woman on active duty in the US Coast Guard.
Henrietta Dugdale
Henrietta Dugdale fought for women’s emancipation in 1800s Australia.
Dr Evelyn Scott
In 1991, Dr Evelyn Scott became the first female chair of Australia’s Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation.
Clara Louise Maass
Nurse Clara Louise Maass (1876-1901) volunteered to participate in an immunization experiment against yellow fever in Cuba, but succumbed to the disease at the young age of 25.
Ida Cohen Rosenthal
Co-founder and president of the brassiere company Maidenform, Inc.
Saima Bhutta
Saima Bhutta has been a social justice advocate in South Jersey for over 25 years. When Bhutta saw the rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric following the 9/11 attacks, she was inspired to become further involved in her own community.
Dr Esme Bamblett
Aunty Esme is a Bangerang, Wiradjuri and Taungurung woman, community advocate, educator, researcher and writer.
Mary Yamashita Nagao
As a Japanese-American woman living through World War II, Mary Yamashita Nagao (1920-1985) was interned at the Manzanar Relocation Center in Owens Valley, California under Executive Order 9066.
Nicole Hernandez Hammer
As a sea-level researcher, Nicole Hernandez Hammer has studied how the cities and regions most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and sea-level rise also have large Hispanic populations — something she learned firsthand growing up in South Florida.