Nikki Giovanni
Author of more than a dozen poetry collections, including “Black Feeling, Black Talk,” “Blues: For All the Changes” and “Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose”
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Madeleine ffrench-Mullen
Irish nationalist and social advocate
Sarah Ponsonby
One of the “Ladies of Llangollen” of 1700s Wales
Charlotte Butler
One of the “Ladies of Llangollen” of 1700s Wales
Stacey Park Milbern
Korean-American disability rights activist
Nancy Azara
American sculptor, painter, and educator
Harper Lee
Harper Lee is recognized for her contribution to American literature with her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
Holly Iglesias
Holly Iglesias is a poet, translator, and author of poetry collections Angles of Approach (White Pine Press, 2010) and Souvenirs of a Shrunken World (Kore Press, 2008).
Jacqueline Woodson
Popular writer of books for young people
Cheryl Haworth
Often called “the strongest woman in the United States,” Cheryl Haworth is a competitive weight lifter who emerged in the late 1990s as a popular icon for women in sports. While still a teenager, she became national champion, junior world champion, and an Olympic medalist.