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.

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Gloria Naylor

American novelist best known for her debut work, “The Women of Brewster Place” (1982), which won the National Book Award for First Novel in 1983.

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Hallie Quinn Brown

African American educator, writer, and women’s rights activist, renowned for her contributions to education and the fight for racial and gender equality.

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Ella Baker

Leading African-American civil rights and human rights activist throughout much of the twentieth century.

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