Hallie Quinn Brown
African American educator, writer, and women’s rights activist, renowned for her contributions to education and the fight for racial and gender equality.
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Dr Helen Caldicott
Australian physician, author, and anti-nuclear advocate who has dedicated much of her life to campaigning against the use of nuclear weapons and promoting environmental responsibility.
Dora Mayer
Self-taught researcher, writer, sociologist, journalist, social activist.
Dorothy Livesay
Canadian poet, memoirist and literary critic
Edith Van Horn
Labor leader with the United Auto Workers for decades
Ella Baker
Leading African-American civil rights and human rights activist throughout much of the twentieth century.
Elsie Allen
Renowned Native American basket weaver and cultural preservationist from the Pomo tribe in Northern California.
Dr Helen Rodríguez Trías
Pioneering American pediatrician, educator, and women’s rights activist.
LaRae Orullian
Notable figure in American business and women’s financial advocacy known for her leadership in establishing and promoting financial services for women and her significant contributions to the advancement of women in the banking industry.
Caroline LeCount
Prominent African American educator and civil rights activist during the 19th century.