Anne Turpeau
Washington DC activist
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Hattie Kendrick
American teacher and civil rights activist
Alberta Daisy Schenck Adams
Alberta Schenck is most notably remembered for her role in the advancement of native rights during a time when segregation against Indigenous people ran rampant in her hometown of Nome, Alaska. Her advocacy for equality for Indigenous peoples played a role in the passing of the Alaska Equal Rights Act of 1945.
Ida R Cummings
Ida R. Cummings and her family were on the front lines from the suffrage movement to supporting amendments to better the rights of Black Americans.
Millie Dunn
Member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
Rosina Corrothers Tucker
A civil rights and labor activist, Rosina Corrothers Tucker played a pivotal role in the creation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) and its International Ladies’ Auxiliary Order.
Esther Georgia Irving Cooper
Esther Georgia Irving Cooper was a civil rights leader in Arlington County, Virginia.
Mary-Cooke Branch Munford
Mary-Cooke Branch Munford was an advocate of woman suffrage, interracial cooperation, education, health, and labor reforms.
Evelyn Thomas Butts
Evelyn Thomas Butts was a civil rights activist and Democratic Party leader from Norfolk who helped overturn Virginia’s poll tax.
Ruth Harvey Charity
Ruth LaCountess Harvey Wood Charity was a civil rights activist and defense attorney.