Ida Blackeagle
Ida Blackeagle was a Cultural Demonstrator at the Nez Perce National Historical Park who was instrumental to the revitalization of Nimíipuu cornhusk weaving in the mid-twentieth century.
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Geraldine Atkinson
For more than 30 years, Aunty Dr Geraldine Atkinson AO has helped to increase Aboriginal Australians’ access to education services.
Adaline Emerson Thompson
American educational worker and reformer
Tilly Fleischmann
Irish pianist, writer and teacher
Eleanor Bourke
For decades, she has devoted herself to increasing awareness, appreciation and advancement of Aboriginal Australians.
Dr Maria Klawe
Computer scientist and the first female president of Harvey Mudd College, who works hard to ignite passion about STEM fields amongst diverse groups.
Dr Donna Jackson
Donna Jackson started the Women’s Circus to enable women to come together to train in a non-competitive, supportive and safe environment.
Eva Whiting White
Considered a pioneer in social work, Eva Whiting White was the first woman to graduate from the Boston School for Social Work (later part of Simmons College). As Head Worker of the Elizabeth Peabody Settlement House (1909-1944), she expanded classes to include woodworking, radio broadcasting, debate, and dramatics.
Kit Clark
Catherine “Kit” Clark was a community activist in Boston.
Belle P Rand
Led by Belle P. Rand, the French Library and Cultural Center opened in Boston in 1945.