Raewyn Connell
Australia’s most widely acclaimed sociologist
Australia’s most widely acclaimed sociologist
Canadian author, professor, activist, and filmmaker
Award-winning American lyricist, composer and producer
US civil rights activist Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons was a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and one of three women chosen to be a field director for the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project.
Mexican researcher and academic
Sisters Dorie and Joyce Ladner grew up in Mississippi and became civil rights activists as teenagers in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Dr. Yolanda Padilla is an associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Bothell.
Chicana socialist working for women, LGBT, workers’ and immigrant rights
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.
In 1957, Cordova cofounded the Filipino Youth Activities (FYA), along with other families who came from different social backgrounds. The FYA was made to provide a space for Filipino American youth to spend time with their families and create a community rich in culture.