Former director of the Office of Accessibility at the US National Endowment for the Arts, managing the NEA’s technical assistance and advocacy work devoted to making the arts accessible for people with disabilities, older adults, veterans, and people in institutional settings.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Yona Owens was instrumental in securing the right for women to serve aboard US Navy ships.
Irish politician and community activist
Irish surgeon and political activist
Irish journalist and nationalist
20th century Irish politician and Irish Countrywomen’s Association president
1800s marchioness of Queensberry and Irish nationalist benefactor
1900s Irish activist and educator
1600s exiled Irish political activist
Irish poet