Josephine Beall Willson Bruce
Educator and activist who worked closely with Booker T. Washington, and the first African-American on the faculty of a Cleveland public school.
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Karin Boye
Famed Swedish poet, novelist and short story writer
Dr Kate Millett
American feminist writer, activist, and educator
Halyna Kuzmenko
Ukrainian teacher and anarcho-feminist revolutionary known for her significant role in the Makhnovshchina movement, which aimed to establish a libertarian communist society in southern Ukraine.
Enolia McMillan
Influential African American educator and civil rights activist. She became the first female president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1984, serving until 1990.
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.
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.
Dr Charlotte Barnum
American mathematician and activist, the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University, in 1895.