Sharon McMurtry
In the summer of 1985, Sharon McMurtry would be named the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year.
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Rosalie Fish
Rosalie Fish is a Native American woman who fights for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
Heather Purser
Heather Purser fought for legalizing same-sex marriage within the Suquamish Tribe.
Sue Bird
American basketball player
Karen Troianello
Lead plaintiff in a lawsuit for equal treatment for women athletes in the US
Catherine Montgomery
Canadian-American suffragist, philanthropist, founding faculty member, environmentalist, leader of the women’s club movement in the 1890’s and a 1920 Democratic candidate for state superintendent.
Courtney Vandersloot
American basketball player
Megan Rapinoe
Soccer star and LGBT+ rights activist
Selma Urbina
Skate Like a Girl (SLAG) leader
Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka is one of the world’s greatest tennis players, having won numerous tournaments and awards and reaching the rank of World No. 1. Her openness about her struggles with mental health and the pressure of expectations inspired many athletes and others to share their own stories.