Dr Bertha Van Hoosen
Dr. Van Hoosen was a founder of the American Medical Women’s Association and served as the organization’s first president.
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Annette Paul
Annette Paul was one of a small number of educated women who were influential in the fledgeling Salvation Army in New Zealand.
Ruth Ke’elikōlani
Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani was an advocate for Hawaiian culture who was best known for defending the town of Hilo during the 1880–1881 eruption of the Mauna Loa Volcano
Florida Ruffin Ridley
While Florida Ruffin Ridley followed in the footsteps of her mother, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, she paved her own way as a writer, activist, and community leader.
Hannah Tomiko Holmes
Educator and disability rights activist
Josephine St Pierre Ruffin
An activist at heart, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin assumed many public roles throughout her life, from publisher and clubwoman to community leader and national organizer.
Nannie Helen Burroughs
African-American educator, speaker, religious leader, civil rights activist, feminist, and businesswoman
Willa Brown
Brown earned her pilot license in 1938, her commercial license in 1939 and earned her Master Mechanic Certificate in 1935.
Pelagia Melgenak
Pelagia Melgenak’s story shows a grit and determination to survive as an individual but also as a vessel to help a culture survive.
Olivia Robello Breitha
Renowned author and Hansen’s disease activist who resided in Kalaupapa from 1937 until her death in 2006.