Elizabeth Eckford
One of the Little Rock Nine who helped integrate American schools
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Agnes Meyer
American journalist, philanthropist, civil rights activist, and art patron.
Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white person months before Rosa Parks.
Cori Bush
As a member of Congress, Bush pushes for progressive legislative goals that will benefit her constituents—people just like her.
Annie Simons
Simons joined the US Park Police (USPP) on February 3, 1974. She was assigned to Anacostia Station, working from a cruiser rather than on foot patrol. She remembers being the only Black woman at the time.
Joan Baez
Folk singer and social rights activist Joan Baez uses her voice to advance social change.
Georgia Nugent
In late 1903, Georgia organized a state-wide Black women’s clubs’ event with her sister Alice, Nannie Helen Burroughs, and other activists. On December 31, 1903, they formed the Kentucky Chapter of the Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs.
Gloria Richardson
Leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
Arianna Sparrow
Working for African Americans’ civil and political rights, Arianna C. Sparrow joined Black women’s organizations to protest racial discrimination and support women’s suffrage.
Marjorie Tuite
Sister Marjorie Tuite, O.P. was a Catholic feminist nun who fought for gender equality, especially within the Catholic Church. Tuite was a longtime activist in the broader struggle for civil rights. She was fiercely committed to her church and worked for several decades to make it more inclusive.