Yvonne Swan
When she was found guilty of murdering her attacker and known predator in 1972, she was convicted by an all-white jury and became a symbol of women’s self-defense
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Monica McLemore
Monica McLemore is one of the leading scholars in the field of anti-racist birth equity research, as well as in community-informed methods and policy translation.
Dr Nettie Craig Asberry
African-American suffragist and civil rights activist
Naima Shaltu
Shaltu started her blog, Story of a Hijabi, to change the narrative about Muslims, women, and people of color
Nan Stoops
Nan Stoops dedicated her life to anti-violence, having been an advocate and organizer for more than forty years.
Dr Jessie Laird Brodie
American birth control advocate
Juanita Lewis Russell
Juanita Lewis Russell was an African American activist, artist, poet and teacher
Maria Fernandez
In 2021 Fernandez started the organization Empowering Latina Leadership & Action, ELLA, with many workshops for women who want to expand their knowledge on leadership, citizenship, and sexism.
Nikkita Oliver
US activist against injustice in the legal system.
Karen Troianello
Lead plaintiff in a lawsuit for equal treatment for women athletes in the US