Dr Almah J Frisby
Early 1900s American physician
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Amelia Stone Quinton
1800s advocate for Native American education
Bettina d’Andrea
1300s Italian legal scholar and professor in law and philosophy at the University of Padua
Emma Sarepta Yule
Emma Yule, the first teacher and first school principal in the emerging city of Everett, Washington, pursued a long career in which she held leadership positions often reserved for men, influenced and mentored many children and young adults, and traveled solo around the world. Yule was the author of numerous books and articles, and she wrote about the conditions of women she encountered on her travels.
Ora Maxwell
Ora L. Maxwell was a Spokane librarian who in 1915 founded the Spokane Walking Club, which would eventually evolve into the Spokane Mountaineers, one of the most important outdoors and environmental organizations in Eastern Washington.
Ida Culver
Ida Culver was a Seattle Public Schools elementary teacher, a founding member of the Seattle Education Auxiliary and first president of the Seattle Teachers Finance Association. She was a shrewd investor who left a legacy of retirement homes for educators and their families.
Martha Bátiz
Mexican author and translator
Nidia Esther Rosado
Nidia Esther Rosado [Bacelis] was a Mexican educator and writer. She was a pioneer of audiovisual education in Yucatán, director of the Rodolfo Menéndez de la Peña Normal School for Teachers, and received the Yucatán Medal in 1987.
Laura Bell
Gunditjmara elder Aunty Laura Bell has been a leader in Aboriginal education in Victoria, Australia.
Dulce María González
Mexican novelist and essayist