Angela Tafoya Baca
Santa Clara Pueblo artist known for her redware and blackware pottery
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Lola James
Yorta Yorta elder and community worker
Leanne Miller
Leanne Miller has made significant contributions to the welfare of Aboriginal communities in Victoria, Australia.
Clara González
Panamanian feminist, lawyer, judge, and activist Clara González became the first Panamanian woman to earn her Bachelor of Law Degree in 1922, the same year she established the Partido Nacional Feminista (PNF, National Feminist Party) to campaign for women’s rights and suffrage.
Dr Gladys Tantaquidgeon
Mohegan medicine woman, anthropologist, author, elder and tribal council member Gladys Tantaquidgeon co-founded the Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum, the oldest to be owned and operated by Native Americans, in 1931.
Gisèle Rabesahala
Malagasy politician and activist Gisèle Rabesahala was the first woman to hold a ministerial position in Madagascar’s federal government in 1977, as well as the country’s first woman municipal councilor and the first Malagasy woman to establish and lead a political party.
Mary Ann Bugg
Worimi bushranger Mary Ann Bugg was one of several female bandits documented as being active in mid-1800s Australia.
Elissa Washuta
Aauthor of two books, Starvation Mode and My Body Is a Book of Rules, named a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.
Laura Bell
Gunditjmara elder Aunty Laura Bell has been a leader in Aboriginal education in Victoria, Australia.
Dr Kerry Arabena
Professor Kerry Arabena has an enduring commitment to Indigenous Australian health, education, and advocacy.