Jasmine Beach-Ferrara
21st century American writer
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Blanche Ames Ames
Multi-talented American inventor who was involved in art, farming, engineering and politics.
Dr Geraldine Richmond
American chemist and advocate for women in science
Mary Antona Ebo
In 1965, after Alabama state troopers attacked voting rights marchers on what became known as “Bloody Sunday,” Sister Antona Ebo and other nuns from the Franciscan Sisters of Mary traveled to Selma and joined the march to Montgomery when it resumed two weeks later.
Frieda B Nelson
1920s Yellowstone National Park Ranger
Eleanor Jameson Baker
The Baker Chocolate Company, founded in the 1780s, played a significant role in Dorchester’s economy and employed many women. Eleanor inherited the company after the death of her husband in 1852 which allowed her to continue with her philanthropic work.
Ashley Wilson
American architect with over thirty years of experience in historic preservation, specializing in the modernization and stewardship of significant historic buildings to make them relevant within the contemporary environment.
Norah Elam
Irish suffragist and fascist
Alaysia Black Hackett
Former Chief Diversity and Equity Officer, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
Angeline Boulley
Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.