Jeannette Rankin
In 1916, Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana.
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Ramona Bennett
American Puyallup leader and advocate whose indomitable spirit ignited the 1960s and 1970s Fish Wars in the US Pacific Northwest.
Leslie Feinberg
American butch lesbian, transgender activist, author, and communist. Her notable works include “Stone Butch Blues” (1993) and “Transgender Warriors” (1996), which played a significant role in gender studies.
Lilly Becher
German writer, journalist, and committed communist activist known for being one of the first anti-Nazi authors who documented the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany during the 1930s.
Tamara Bunke
Jewish Argentine revolutionary and guerilla fighter
Kahe Te Rau-o-te-rangi
Māori Te Āti Awa leader, trader, innkeeper
Grace Gifford
Irish cartoonist and republican
Zinat-un-Nissa Begum
Zinat-un-Nissa Begum was an influential Mughal princess in the late 1600s and early 1700s
Sindeok
Queen Sindeok was the second wife and queen consort of Yi Dan, who would later be known as King Taejo, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty. Her influence on the establishment of the Joseon Dynasty was profound, and she served as a trusted political advisor to King Taejo throughout her life.
Steinvǫr Sighvatsdóttir
Steinvǫr Sighvatsdóttir was a remarkable figure in Icelandic history during the Age of the Sturlungs. She was both a pivotal political player and a celebrated skald, officially recognized in Skáldatal.