Luz Helena Thompson
Writer, artist and military veteran
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Zuleikha Mayat
South African author and activist who led a life of courage, compassion and integrity
Sun Mee Chomet
Her first two plays, Asiamnesia and How to be A Korean Woman tackle emotional and physical dislocation, loss, and grief with both humor and a great deal of heart. Chomet also investigates and obliterates stereotypes of the monolithic Asian woman, all the while creating more opportunities for Asian actors to work on stage even as audiences gain a deeper understanding of the complexities and multiplicities of Asian identity.
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah is a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated musician, actress, producer, label president, author, and entrepreneur.
Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton (1926-2010) was a prolific poet, author of children’s literature, and educator.
Nancy Bird Walton
In 1934, Nancy Bird Walton became Australia’s first female commercial pilot.
Nikki Giovanni
Author of more than a dozen poetry collections, including “Black Feeling, Black Talk,” “Blues: For All the Changes” and “Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose”
Cecilia Mary Caddell
1800s Irish novelist
Nuala O’Faolain
Irish journalist, writer and feminist
Gisèle Halimi
Tunisian-born lawyer, feminist activist, and French politician