Stacey Park Milbern
Korean-American disability rights activist
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Joséphine Marchand
Canadian journalist, writer, lecturer, and feminist activist
Larissa Behrendt
Indigenous Australian activist, filmmaker, academic, lawyer and writer
Mary Bluett
Teacher and trade unionist
Cornelia Walker Bailey
As a member of the last generation of African Americans born and educated on Sapelo Island, Cornelia Bailey became one of Georgia’s most vocal defenders of her homeland and its African American heritage.
Jean Childs Young
Jean Childs Young was the first lady of Atlanta during the mayoral terms of her husband, Andrew Young, in the 1980s and was known nationally and internationally as an educator and advocate for children’s rights.
Elena Diaz-Verson Amos
Philanthropist Elena Diaz-Verson Amos, a Cuban immigrant, was active in educational, philanthropic, and political causes and dedicated to increasing intercultural understanding in Georgia.
Grace Towns Hamilton
The first African American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly
Dot Peters
Respected Aboriginal Australian Elder who worked tirelessly for many years in the eastern region, raising awareness of Aboriginal issues and strengthening the community.
Jeannine Smith Clark
Jeannine Smith Clark was a regent of the Smithsonian Institution, a chair of the National Portrait Gallery Commission, and a director of the White House Historical Association.