Dr Chieko Asakawa
Dr. Chieko Asakawa is a prominent inventor of software that aided in the development of accessibility technology.
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Claudia L Gordon
In 2000, Claudia L. Gordon became the first Deaf Black female lawyer in the U.S.
Sheila Cussons
South African writer and painter
Christine Costner Sizemore
Mental health advocate on whom the Three Faces of Eve, both a best-selling book and a major motion picture, is based
Sandra Cano
Anonymous defendant in the 1970s U.S. abortion rights case Doe v. Bolton
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.
Viola Hashe
South African political activist and teacher
Gabriela Brimmer
Mexican writer and disability rights activist
Peggy Strong
American muralist and painter who was paralyzed from the waist down
Frances Farmer
Seattle-born actress Frances Farmer, a rising star in the 1930s, is remembered today more for her unfortunate life story than for her once promising career.