In 1967 Kenney co-founded The Latino Association, which initiated a volunteer program providing educational and childcare services to migrant children. This initiative evolved into the Washington Citizens for Migrant Affairs, now known as Inspire, which secured federal funding to establish childcare centers across Eastern Washington.
Dr. Yolanda Padilla is an associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Bothell.
African-American suffragist and civil rights activist
Dr. Janelle M. Silva has dedicated years of activism in the classroom to teaching students of all ages about power and social structures in the Pacific Northwest.
Juanita Lewis Russell was an African American activist, artist, poet and teacher
Whether she is at our nation’s capitol acting as a National Student Coordinator, speaking at the National Women’s Studies Association, publishing books that shed light on the injustices present within society or teaching classes under the major Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies that she helped create, Julie Shayne is always working to empower the marginalized.
Carrie Shaw Rice was a pioneering educator, poet, and author who helped broaden the role of women in education in the early years of Tacoma, Washington.
Canadian-American suffragist, philanthropist, founding faculty member, environmentalist, leader of the women’s club movement in the 1890’s and a 1920 Democratic candidate for state superintendent.
Guela Gayton Johnson fearlessly fought for racial and social justice in Seattle.
American R&B singer and music education program founder