Piu-uina
Piu-uina exemplifies the ways Indigenous women navigated the mission system as they lived their lives.
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Ruth Ke’elikōlani
Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani was an advocate for Hawaiian culture who was best known for defending the town of Hilo during the 1880–1881 eruption of the Mauna Loa Volcano
Ka’ahumanu
Queen Ka‘ahumanu was one of the most powerful women in Hawaiian history, whose decisions would affect her people for centuries.
Pelagia Melgenak
Pelagia Melgenak’s story shows a grit and determination to survive as an individual but also as a vessel to help a culture survive.
Ola Mildred Rexroat
The only Native American WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots)
Eula Pearl Carter Scott
Scott received her pilot’s license at age 13 in the 1920s
Juana Briones
1800s Mexican-American pioneer, businesswoman, healer, and landowner
Mestaa’ėhehe
Born during a time of increasingly strained relationships between Native Americans and white colonizers, Owl Woman is credited with nourishing peace on the Colorado plains.
Mildred Marjorie Cleghorn Womack
One of six Native American women who enlisted in the US Coast Guard SPARS during World War II
Ada Deer
Ada Deer laid the foundation for the successes of many modern American women through her political trailblazing and activism.