Mabel Hubbard Bell
American venture capitalist and social reformer
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Margaret Keane
Although her work was hugely commercially successful, mostly through inexpensive reproductions on various items, her then-husband Walter Keane claimed credit for her paintings. It was only after their divorce that Margaret went public with her story of their abusive marriage. She later proved herself in a courtroom “paint-off,” in which Walter refused to participate.
Claudia L Gordon
In 2000, Claudia L. Gordon became the first Deaf Black female lawyer in the U.S.
Connie Mofokeng
After the Soweto uprising, Mofokeng was one of the hundreds detained. While in detention she was beaten and tortured in an attempt to gain information, but she kept silent.
Charlotte Grace O’Brien
Irish social reformer and writer
Christine Sun Kim
Deaf sound artist
Lily Walsh
American deaf-mute poet
Regina Olson Hughes
American botanical illustrator
Laura Bridgman
The first deaf-blind American child to gain a significant education in the English language
Ann Clare LeZotte
Deaf writer whose work explores the challenges she and other Deaf and Hard of Hearing people face on a daily basis, attempting to challenge and redefine the societal definition of disability.