Thelma Garcia Buchholdt
Thelma Garcia Buchholdt became the first Filipinx American legislator in the U.S. when she was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1974.
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Dr Edith Jacobson
German-American physician and psychologist
Samira Ahmed
Samira Ahmed is the author of “Love, Hate & Other Filters,” “Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know” and “Internment.”
Safiya Sinclair
Safiya Sinclair is the author of “How to Say Babylon: A Memoir” and the poetry collection “Cannibal.”
Haben Girma
Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities. She developed a text-to-braille communication system that created an exciting new way to connect with people. Girma pioneered her way through obstacles, graduated from Harvard Law and now uses her talents to advocate for people with disabilities.
Sharice Davids
Rep. Sharice Davids is the first openly LGBTQ Native American woman to serve in the US Congress.
Saraciea J Fennell
Black Honduran American writer, founder of The Bronx is Reading and creator of Honduran Garifuna Writers.
Aisha Saeed
Bestselling author and founding member of the nonprofit We Need More Diverse Books
Rhodessa Jones
Using playwriting, acting, and directing, she has created her own brand of social work designed to empower incarcerated women and women with HIV.
Nicola Yoon
Nicola Yoon is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of “Everything, Everything” and “The Sun Is Also a Star,” both of which have been adapted into major motion pictures, as well as “Instructions for Dancing.”