María Teresa Kumar
As an Emmy nominated political and voting rights activist, María Teresa Kumar has dedicated her career to advocating for inclusive political participation.
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Dr Anneliese Lotte Sitarz
During her forty-five years working with the Children’s Cancer Group (CCG) at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Anneliese Sitarz saw cancer survival in children surge from 1 percent to 80 percent.
Melba Escobar
Colombian writer Melba Escobar writes a column for the Colombian newspapers El Espectador and El País. Her novel “House of Beauty” (Fourth Estate) was chosen as one of the best books of 2016 by the Colombian National Novel Prize.
Laura Restrepo
Laura Restrepo is the author of nine novels, essay volumes and a poetry collection for children.
Rafaela Herrera
National heroine of Nicaragua who defended the Fortress of the Immaculate Conception against the British forces during the Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua in 1762.
Agripina Samper Agudelo
1800s Colombian poet and literary figure
María Cano
María de los Ángeles Cano Márquez was a pioneering Colombian poet, writer, and the country’s first female political leader. Known as the “Labor Flower,” she championed civil rights and workers’ rights, leading strikes and co-founding the Socialist Revolutionary Party.
Débora Arango
Débora Arango was one of Colombia’s most original and fearless 20th century artists.
Doris Salcedo
For decades, Colombian artist Doris Salcedo has been at the forefront of artmaking that seeks to provide space for mourning, grieving, and memory.
Neris Uriana
Neris Uriana was appointed the first female chief of the Wayuu tribe in La Guajira, Colombia, in 2005.