Pelagia Melgenak
Pelagia Melgenak’s story shows a grit and determination to survive as an individual but also as a vessel to help a culture survive.
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Ola Mildred Rexroat
The only Native American WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots)
Eula Pearl Carter Scott
Scott received her pilot’s license at age 13 in the 1920s
Juana Briones
1800s Mexican-American pioneer, businesswoman, healer, and landowner
Mestaa’ėhehe
Born during a time of increasingly strained relationships between Native Americans and white colonizers, Owl Woman is credited with nourishing peace on the Colorado plains.
Mildred Marjorie Cleghorn Womack
One of six Native American women who enlisted in the US Coast Guard SPARS during World War II
Ada Deer
Ada Deer laid the foundation for the successes of many modern American women through her political trailblazing and activism.
Wilhelmina Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett
Suffragist and member of the Hawaiian royal family
Aileen Crow Bird
Aileen worked as a cultural demonstrator at Pipestone National Monument for 18 years, from 1973 to 1991. She enjoyed talking to the visitors and explaining how the pipestone is carved.
Wetxuwiis
Wetxuwiis played a significant diplomatic role that led to the opening of trade with white settlers and provided the Corps of Discovery with critical information to help them reach the Columbia River and the Pacific coast.