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Norma Jean Serena

Serena, a Native American woman, filed a civil lawsuit in 1974 seeking damages for violations of her constitutional rights to procreate and bear children

Amara Hamid

Amara Hamid arrived in Australia in 1988 as a refugee from Eritrea. Her many life experiences have influenced her desire to support and contribute to her family and the lives of others.

Dr Akuch Kuol Anyieth

Akuch is an academic researcher at Latrobe University, investigating the impact of family violence intervention orders on South-Sudanese Victorians.

Reema Zaman

Reema Zaman is the author of the memoir, I am Yours, where she shares a story of hope as she guides the reader through her life.

Velma Veloria

In 1992, Veloria became the first Filipina in the United States to be elected to a state legislature.

Rosalie Fish

Rosalie Fish is a Native American woman who fights for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Nan Stoops

Nan Stoops dedicated her life to anti-violence, having been an advocate and organizer for more than forty years.

Deborah Parker

From Washington to D.C., Tulalip Tribe Vice-Chairwomxn Deborah Parker is a pillar of Indigenous leadership and activism about violence against Indigenous women.

At the age of 16, Sonita Alizadeh found out she was to be sold into marriage. Propelled to do something by this experience and the experiences of other women around her, the young Afghani woman turned to rap music. Alizadeh now uses her music and her convictions to end child marriage and to fight for the rights of women and girls all over the world.

Tarana Burke

As an activist, community organizer, and executive, Burke has been widely recognized for her work, and was named Person of the Year by TIME Magazine in 2017.