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Influential figure in the world of entertainment, particularly recognized for her contributions in radio, theater, and music production.

Pioneering Jamaican feminist, activist, and writer.

Renowned South African singer and civil rights activist.

American journalist and activist, renowned for her role as a member of the Little Rock Nine.

Influential civil rights activist and public health advocate

African American woman born into slavery who became the visionary founder of the Friends’ Asylum for Colored Orphans in Richmond, Virginia.

Opera singer and arts activist in 1900s Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.

South African writer, educator, and political activist

American civil rights activist and educator

African-American abolitionist and undertaker in Philadelphia.