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.
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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.
Celeste Liddle
Celeste Liddle is an Arrernte woman, freelance writer, social commentator and public speaker.
Adrienne Reiko Iwanaga
Teacher, performer, preserver, and cultural ambassador of Bon Odori, a centuries-old Japanese folk dance rooted in the Buddhist tradition of communal gathering to honor and celebrate the memory of ancestors.
Adele Chatfield-Taylor
American preservationist and arts administrator
Barbara Radding Morgan
NASA astronaut and teacher
Betty Budlong
American who worked at Canyon de Chelly and El Morro National Monuments and published articles on Navajo ceremonies and dwellings