Jack Bee Garland

Assigned female at birth, Jack Bee Garland lived their life presenting as male, including serving as a medic during the Spanish American War and the aftermath of the San Francisco 1906 earthquake.

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Loretta Sanchez

During her 20-year tenure in the US House of Representatives, Sanchez was an advocate for women in the military and specialized in national security policy, rising to become one of the most senior Democrats on two influential committees—Armed Services and Homeland Security. In 2003, after her sister Linda won election to the House, the two became the first sisters to serve in Congress.

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Hilda L Solis

An accomplished legislator in the California assembly, Hilda L. Solis was elected to the United States House from Southern California after she defeated an 18-year incumbent in the Democratic primary.

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Dr France A Córdova

French-American astrophysicist and astronomer who has served as NASA’s chief scientist, president of Purdue University, chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Mayo Clinic trustee and director of the National Science Foundation

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