Lydia Parrish
In the 1950’s, Lydia Parrish made recordings of traditional songs of the Gullah Geechee culture that are now part of the Margaret Davis Cate Collection at Fort Frederica National Monument.
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Helen Matthews Lewis
In her dual role as academic and social activist, Lewis helped found the discipline of Appalachian Studies and served for several decades as one of its most influential leaders.
Adela Fernández
Mexican educator and writer whose work included 14 books of literature, poetry, anthropology and Mexican history, two short experimental films and many plays.
C Mildred Thompson
Prominent American historian, educator, and feminist who made a name for herself not only in academic circles but also in both Democratic politics and international affairs.
Dorothy Fuldheim
Dorothy Fuldheim entered the field of television at an age when most people begin to plan their retirement and lasted there long enough to become a living legend.
Ella Grant Wilson
Cleveland florist and author who wrote about Euclid Ave.’s “Millionaires’ Row”
Gertrude van Rensselaer Wickham
American journalist and local historian
Margaret Crowl Reid Mueller
Ohio social worker, political candidate, preservationist, and the creator of one of Cleveland’s most notable small restaurants.
Sheelagh Harbison
Irish medieval historian
Sinéad de Valera
Irish teacher, folklorist, and writer