Ada Celeste Sweet
American reformer, pension agent and humanitarian
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Janie Porter Barrett
From her home in Hampton, Barrett founded the Locust Street Settlement House, serving her local Black community with classes, childcare, entertainments, and lectures.
Rosa Dixon Bowser
A noted educator and nationally known club woman, Bowser developed night classes and led summer teaching institutes throughout the state of Virginia for African American educators. She would later become a founder and president of the Virginia State Teachers Association.
Dr Sara Josephine Baker
Dr. S. Josephine Baker became the first director of the New York City Bureau of Child Hygiene, the first such bureau in the country, in 1908. In 1917, she was the first woman to earn a doctorate in public health from the New York University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College.
Hazel Wolf
Hazel Wolf was well known as an environmentalist and social activist.
Bertha Landes
In 1926, Bertha Landes was the first woman to be elected as mayor in part of a major U.S. city; Seattle. She brought a vision to clean up the corrupted city streets, and improve the public services.
Abigail May Alcott
American suffragist, abolitionist and one of the first paid social workers in the state of Massachusetts
Mary Powell
New Zealand temperance worker and suffragist
Agnes Meyer
American journalist, philanthropist, civil rights activist, and art patron.
Sarah Jackson
New Zealand teacher, industrial school matron and manager and community leader