Lily Rees
New Zealand writer, teacher, lawyer and community leader
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Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white person months before Rosa Parks.
Sonia Sotomayor
As the first Latina and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made an impact in and out of the courtroom.
Elena Kagan
The first female Solicitor General of the United States and now a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Elena Kagan is a prominent legal scholar and jurist who has advocated for justice and equality since childhood.
Amanda Blackhorse
Amanda Blackhorse served as the named plaintiff in the 2006 lawsuit Blackhorse et al v. Pro-Football Inc. Blackhorse continues to fight for justice and respect for Native Americans and is one of many Native American activists who deserves credit for the proposed name change from the Washington Football Team.
Ada M Bittenbender
American lawyer and reformer
Felicitas Mendez
Mother of the children at the heart of the Mendez et al v. Westminster School District of Orange County et al court case on racial segregation in the California public school system.
Sylvia Mendez
Child at the heart of the Mendez et al v. Westminster School District of Orange County et al court case on racial segregation in the California public school system.
Maria Hurtado
Defendant in the Madrigal v. Quilligan civil rights class action lawsuit against the forced sterilization of Latina women
Rebecca Figueroa
Defendant in the Madrigal v. Quilligan civil rights class action lawsuit against the forced sterilization of Latina women