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.
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Carla Anderson
Carla Anderson is inducted for her inspirational leadership particularly in the deaf-blind community in Victoria, Australia.
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.
Mary Ellen Czelusniak
Deaf woman who ministered to the Catholic hearing impaired community of Cleveland.
Helen Kirkpatrick Watts
Deaf British suffragist
Kate Harvey
Deaf British suffragist
Laura Redden Searing
Deaf American suffragist
Augusta Saint-Gaudens
American painter overshadowed by her husband
Georgia Elliott
Pioneer in the Deaf women’s rights movement
Dr Helen Brooke Taussig
Dr. Helen Taussig was the first woman to become the president of the American Heart Association.