Dr Matilda Chaplin Ayrton
1800s British doctor
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Wilhelmina Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett
Suffragist and member of the Hawaiian royal family
Kimiko Kaye Tambara
Journalist and activist who documented the imprisonment of Japanese-Americans during WWII
Barbara Ann Sutteer
Sutteer worked for the Federal Aviation Administration and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Alaska for 17 years before being appointed superintendent of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, the first woman and first Native American to serve in that position.
Ada Deer
Ada Deer laid the foundation for the successes of many modern American women through her political trailblazing and activism.
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.
Anita Pollitzer
American suffragist
Ruthann Knudson
Archeologist who specialized in Paleoindian studies.
Sallie Wyatt Stewart
African American educator, real estate broker, civil rights activist, and community leader based in Evansville, Indiana.
Carrie Williams Qisiliaq Uhl
Carrie was an important part of daily life in Sisualik, passing on on traditions to all who had an interest in learning, including teaching skin sewing, seal processing, and cooking.