Mary Matsuda Gruenewald
Mary Matsuda Gruenewald, a fearless and determined advocate for education, has demonstrated that the pursuit of knowledge is an act of resistance against injustice.
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Bertha Pitts Campbell
Bertha Pitts Campbell had many successes when it came to empowering women and fighting racism.
Cheryl Chow
An educator and politician, Cheryl Chow, was an important figure to the Chinese community and the youth around her.
Claudia Castro Luna
A prominent writer, poet, and instructor, Claudia Castro Luna served as Washington state’s 5th Poet Laureate from 2018 to 2021, becoming the first immigrant, woman of color, and non-native English speaker to take up the prestigious position.
Alegría Agosto
Mexican writer and teacher.
Aki Kurose
A teacher and activist, Aki Kurose spent her life advocating for education and social justice through pacifism. Through her beliefs in peace and nonviolence, she worked towards the betterment of her community, advocated for desegregation, and strove to improve education.
Julia Acosta Esquivel
Mexican educator and poet
Ajena Cason Rogers
History interpreter for the National Park Service (US)
Dr Carol A Aschenbrener
Dr. Carol Aschenbrener is the first woman to chair the National Board of Medical Examiners and the first woman to be elected chair of the board of the Iowa Medical Society.
Dr Carol Johns
Dr. Carol Jonhs was the first woman president of the American Clinical and Climatological Association.