Olivia Ward Bush-Banks
African-American author, poet, and playwright, celebrated for her contributions to African American and Native American literature.
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Priscilla Baltimore
Born into slavery, she gained her freedom in the early 19th century and became a pioneering figure in American history.
Rachel B Noel
American activist for education and civil rights
Dr Zelma Watson George
African-American opera singer, educator, and civic leader
Biddy Mason
African-American nurse and a pioneering real estate entrepreneur.
Florida J Wolfe
Prominent African-American socialite, cattle rancher, and philanthropist in El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, around the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Dr Virginia M Alexander
African-American physician, researcher, and public health advocate who broke significant barriers in medicine and academia.
Septima Poinsette Clark
American educator and civil rights activist
Miriam Makeba
Renowned South African singer and civil rights activist.
Modjeska Monteith Simkins
Influential civil rights activist and public health advocate