Clara Byrd Baker
American educator and community leader
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Faustina the Elder
Faustina married the future emperor Antoninus Pius between 110 and 115.
Gloria E Anzaldúa
Groundbreaking Chicana scholar, feminist theorist, writer, and cultural activist.
Rajani Thiranagama
Sri Lankan Tamil human rights activist, feminist, and academic, best known for her work in exposing human rights abuses during the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
African-American writer, composer, educator, and civil rights activist
Nellie McClung
Social activist, politician, author, and one of the most important figures in the Canadian suffragist movement.
Blanche Armwood
African-American educator, lawyer, and civil rights activist
Nanye-hi
Cherokee Beloved Woman and political leader
Kapi’olani
Chiefess of Hawaii in the 1800s
Chipeta
Diplomat and a Native Americans rights advocate, she is the only known woman to ever be allowed to sit on a Ute tribal council.