Ada Kepley
American attorney, temperance agitator and minister
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Trish Bostrom
American tennis player who fought for equal treatment of female athletes
Judge Lori K Smith
Judge Smith’s impacts extend far beyond the courtroom’s walls. She has actively worked to improve the judicial system, advocating for social justice, equity, representation, and lending her voice and expertise to countless organizations fighting for change.
Michele Storms
Michele Storms is a leader of civil rights organizations and established racial justice in the Pacific Northwest.
Yvonne Swan
When she was found guilty of murdering her attacker and known predator in 1972, she was convicted by an all-white jury and became a symbol of women’s self-defense
Karen Troianello
Lead plaintiff in a lawsuit for equal treatment for women athletes in the US
Dolores Sibonga
Dolores Sibonga, a Seattle political pioneer, was the first Filipino American to serve on the Seattle City Council in 1978.
Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin
Native Amerian lawyer and activist
Lily Rees
New Zealand writer, teacher, lawyer and community leader
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.