Pauline Léon
Léon is most remembered for her militancy and enthusiasm for taking action (often violent) to defend the French Revolution against the tyranny of the monarchy.
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Clara Luper
History teacher Clara Luper (1923–2011) and the NAACP Youth Council in Oklahoma City that she advised initiated some of the first sit-ins in the civil rights movement, beginning in 1958.
Dolores Jiménez y Muro
Presidents Díaz and later Huerta often imprisoned Dolores Jiménez y Muro, a socialist and political activist from Aguascalientes, for her work on many leftist journals, including La Mujer Mexicana, where she was a member of the editorial staff.
Belle de Costa Greene
The first half of the 20th century saw Greene rise as a top expert in the rare book world as librarian and first director of the Morgan Library and Museum.
Berty Albrecht
Berty Albrecht was passionate about family planning and better working conditions for women, and founded the feminist journal Le Problème Sexuel.
Blanche Grambs
American printmaker and social activist
Camille du Gast
Daredevil sportswoman, animal rights activist and feminist in Belle Epoque Paris
Clementina Poto Langone
She helped many Italian immigrants in Boston become citizens so they could be eligible for social security benefits and provided food and clothing to Italian people out of work
Charlotte Feibelman
Charlotte Feibelman (1868-1938) led Mt. Sinai Dispensary’s efforts to treat immigrants from 1903-1916, tackling crises like tuberculosis and the flu with innovative care.
Sarah Roberts
Benjamin Roberts, an African American, sued the city of Boston in 1848 stating that his daughter Sarah Roberts was unlawfully refused entrance to five schools between her home and the Smith School.