Guela Gayton Johnson
Guela Gayton Johnson fearlessly fought for racial and social justice in Seattle.
Guela Gayton Johnson fearlessly fought for racial and social justice in Seattle.
American R&B singer and music education program founder
Mary Matsuda Gruenewald, a fearless and determined advocate for education, has demonstrated that the pursuit of knowledge is an act of resistance against injustice.
Bertha Pitts Campbell had many successes when it came to empowering women and fighting racism.
An educator and politician, Cheryl Chow, was an important figure to the Chinese community and the youth around her.
A prominent writer, poet, and instructor, Claudia Castro Luna served as Washington state’s 5th Poet Laureate from 2018 to 2021, becoming the first immigrant, woman of color, and non-native English speaker to take up the prestigious position.
Mexican writer and teacher.
A teacher and activist, Aki Kurose spent her life advocating for education and social justice through pacifism. Through her beliefs in peace and nonviolence, she worked towards the betterment of her community, advocated for desegregation, and strove to improve education.
Mexican educator and poet
Dr. Carol Newton developed the first computer program to calculate electron therapy treatments, the Univac I, C-10 Code in 1958 and was a founding fellow of the American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering and a fellow in the American College of Medical Informatics.