Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae was one of the great singers of jazz, finding the depth of feeling in the lyrics of the songs she interpreted.
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Monique Wittig
An influential lesbian feminist and avant-garde writer, Monique Wittig (1935-2003) challenged the heteronormativity of early Second Wave French feminists and was an active novelist, philosopher, and activist.
Augusta Theodosia Drane
Intellectual ‘warrior nun’
Deborah Cheetham
World-renowned Aboriginal Australian opera singer, composer, playwright and creator of Australia’s first Aboriginal opera.
Dr Angela Y Davis
Dr Angela Yvonne Davis is a prominent political activist, scholar, and author.
Edith Head
Costume designer Edith Head’s career in Hollywood spanned over five decades, earning her eight Academy Awards for Costume Design, the most any woman had received.
Janet Cortez
Las Tesoros de San Antonio are a group of elder women performers who teamed up to preserve Mexican and bicultural musical expressions through their singing and storytelling.
Gayle Hazelwood
Gayle Hazelwood began her long career with the National Park Service at Cuyahoga Valley in 1983 and was among its first interpretative rangers. Gayle helped pioneer the park’s first Junior Ranger programs, introducing urban children to outdoor recreational skills, laying the foundation for today’s community engagement programs.
Daughters of Bilitis
The Daughters of Bilitis were the first lesbian rights group in the United States, founded in San Francisco in 1955.
Molly Dewson
American feminist and political activist