Frieda B Nelson
1920s Yellowstone National Park Ranger
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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.
Caroline Orr
Caroline “Orrie” Orr (1910-1982) and Grace Flynn (1918-2012), leaders at Trinity Neighborhood House, inspired East Boston youth through nature, arts, and community service.
Edna Doriot
Leader of Boston’s French Library and Cultural Center
Irene Langhorne Gibson
Irene Langhorne Gibson chaired the Child Planning and Adoption Committee of New York’s State Charities Association for twenty-five years. She founded the New York branch of the Southern Women’s Educational Alliance, was a member of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and helped found and was a director of the Protestant Big Sisters, on whose board she served for many years.
Gulghotai Bezhan
Gulghotai (Gula) Bezhan OAM has been working to empower Victoria, Australia’s Afghan community and more specifically Afghan women and children for more than 20 years through her work in community services and international aid.