Jessie Redmon Fauset
As the literary editor of The Crisis (1919–1926) she introduced many Harlem Renaissance writers, including Langston Hughes and Jean Toomer, to the public, in addition to being a writer herself.
As the literary editor of The Crisis (1919–1926) she introduced many Harlem Renaissance writers, including Langston Hughes and Jean Toomer, to the public, in addition to being a writer herself.
NAACP field organizer from 1921 to 1924, YMCA worker and writer
Argentine storyteller who became a Mexican citizen, playwright, theater director, musician, and professor of literature and acting at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL)
Mexican researcher, academic and writer
Mexican writer
Pioneering dancer, percussionist, teacher, ethnologist, and therapist
Canadian temperance reformer and author
Australia’s most widely acclaimed sociologist
Agnes Betty Jeffrey was a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service when she was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore in 1942.
Canadian author, professor, activist, and filmmaker