Dr Angela Y Davis
Dr Angela Yvonne Davis is a prominent political activist, scholar, and author.
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Edith Head
Costume designer Edith Head’s career in Hollywood spanned over five decades, earning her eight Academy Awards for Costume Design, the most any woman had received.
Janet Cortez
Las Tesoros de San Antonio are a group of elder women performers who teamed up to preserve Mexican and bicultural musical expressions through their singing and storytelling.
Gayle Hazelwood
Gayle Hazelwood began her long career with the National Park Service at Cuyahoga Valley in 1983 and was among its first interpretative rangers. Gayle helped pioneer the park’s first Junior Ranger programs, introducing urban children to outdoor recreational skills, laying the foundation for today’s community engagement programs.
Daughters of Bilitis
The Daughters of Bilitis were the first lesbian rights group in the United States, founded in San Francisco in 1955.
Molly Dewson
American feminist and political activist
Alice Austen
Alice Austen was a photographer who documented the lively activities of her queer female social circle at the turn of the century in New York City.
Thomasin Hall
Thomas(in) Hall was an intersex individual who lived in seventeenth century Virginia.
Channyn Parker
Channyn Parker works as the Manager of the TransLife Center of Chicago House.
Edith Brown
Librarian who co-founded Boston’s Paul Revere Pottery, which provided worthwhile employment for young North End Italian and Jewish women