Mary Cullen
Irish nun and founder of the magazine Virgo Potens
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Dr Chieko Asakawa
Dr. Chieko Asakawa is a prominent inventor of software that aided in the development of accessibility technology.
Viola Hashe
South African political activist and teacher
Laura Bridgman
The first deaf-blind American child to gain a significant education in the English language
Dr Jessica Gallagher
Record-breaking Australian Paralympian and sport ambassador.
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.
Almeda C Adams
ADAMS, ALMEDA C. (February 26, 1865-September 8, 1949) overcame sightlessness to help found the Cleveland Music School Settlement and achieved a long career as a teacher, author, and lecturer.
Sarah J Rudolph
Sarah J. Rudolph lost her right eye and her little sister, Addie Mae Collins, in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham.
Barbara Boggs Sigmund
Barbara Boggs Sigmund (1939-1990) was the first woman elected mayor of Princeton, New Jersey when she won the 1983 election.
Elizabeth Casey
Irish author (as ‘E. Owens Blackburne ’)