A dedicated socialist, she gave up life as a baroness to work for the future she believed in. An advocate for women’s rights from a young age, she was never afraid to point out that even the socialists generally placed men’s needs above women’s, if they even considered women at all.
Kathy Kozachenko became the first openly homosexual political candidate in the United States to win an election, in 1974.
Argentine activist and First Lady
Jamaican-American Army officer who served during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
Born enslaved, as an adult free woman Hester Lane built her own business and used her success to buy other people out of slavery, as well as working tirelessly as a fundraiser for different organisations.
Belle Moskowitz was a social reformer and political advisor so influential that, in her obituary, The New York Times called her the most powerful woman in U.S. politics.
Scottish-Canadian socialist and feminist
Beulah Lee Sampson Flowers was an African-American educator, community leader, political activist, and businesswoman who was also a mentor to Maya Angelou.
American politician who represented her Rochester district in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she defended local agricultural interests and championed women’s equality in the workplace.
American farmer and community activist who became the first African-American appointee to a state board and was later appointed to a variety of federal organizations by President Richard M. Nixon.