Civil rights leader and pioneering broadcasting executive best known as the founder and CEO of the Trumpet Awards (1993), an annual awards program celebrating African-American acheivements televised by the TBS network and distributed internationally to over 185 countries.
Abby Kelley was an abolitionist and an early women’s rights advocate. Devoting her life to creating a more equitable society, she used her skills as a lecturer and educator to advocate for the rights of African Americans and women.
Legendary singer/actor Lena Horne has fought against racism in the entertainment industry throughout her career and against racial discrimination in this country throughout her life.
In 1971, Dr. Audrey Evans developed the Evans Staging System for neuroblastoma and initiated the ‘Advances in Neuroblastoma Research’ conference.
In 1991, Dr. Bernadine Healy became the first woman to direct the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Van Hoosen was a founder of the American Medical Women’s Association and served as the organization’s first president.
Annette Paul was one of a small number of educated women who were influential in the fledgeling Salvation Army in New Zealand.
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
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.
Educator and disability rights activist