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Martyr of Carthage
Lilian Bader
One of the first women of African descent to join the British armed forces.
Mary Prince
British abolitionist and memoirist
Claudia Jones
Journalist born in Trinidad who dedicated her life to fighting racism inequality and injustice.
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Georgia Douglas Johnson was one of the most well-known Black female writers and playwrights of her time. Known for writing most about love and womanhood, Douglas Johnson’s published works touched many and were featured in the most widely-read Black publications of the twentieth century.
Rachael Baptist
Celebrated singer in Dublin’s pleasure gardens in the 1750s
Christine Buckley
Irish nurse, midwife and advocate for survivors of childhood abuse in religious and state-supported institutions
Ora Washington
Ora Washington was an exceptional athlete in the early twentieth century, excelling in both basketball and tennis.
Ophelia Settle Egypt
Ophelia Settle Egypt was a medical social worker and women’s rights advocate. She is remembered for many things, including her work to make women’s and reproductive healthcare accessible to the Black communities in Southeast Washington, DC. However, she was also critical in preserving the histories of formerly enslaved African Americans in the early twentieth century, fighting against preventable ailments in Black communities across the country, and for authoring a children’s book.