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Nannie Helen Burroughs

African-American educator, speaker, religious leader, civil rights activist, feminist, and businesswoman

Katharine Wright

Often ignored in the histories, the third Wright sibling was vital to her brothers’ success

Dr Me-Iung Ting

Dr. Me-Iung Ting worked tirelessly to improve medical care for women, children, and refugees, even when it put her at great personal risk.

Wilhelmina Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett

Suffragist and member of the Hawaiian royal family

Clara Lemlich Shavelson

Clara Lemlich Shavelson is known primarily for her part in the 1909 garment workers strike in New York City, often referred to as the Uprising of 20,000.

Sallie Wyatt Stewart

African American educator, real estate broker, civil rights activist, and community leader based in Evansville, Indiana.

Like her sister Georgia, Alice Nugent played an active role in Black women’s clubs and other civic organizations in Kentucky. Both Alice and Georgia were founding members of Louisville’s Women’s Improvement Club (WIC).