Alice Dunbar Nelson
Harlem Renaissance poet, critic, journalist, and activist
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Dr Alice Hamilton
Alice Hamilton promoted “industrial medicine” and laws to protect employees from dangerous substances in the workplace.
Dr Margaret Chung
Dr. Margaret “Mom” Chung was the first Chinese American woman to become a physician. She founded one of the first Western medical clinics in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the 1920s. During World War II, she and her widespread network of “adopted sons,” most of them American soldiers, sailors, and airmen who called her “Mom,” became famous.
Stormé DeLarverie
Stormé DeLarverie was a butch lesbian with zero tolerance for discrimination, or as she called it, “ugliness.” During an era that often showed hostility towards LGBTQ people, and queer women in particular, DeLarverie provided safety and acceptance.
Judith Plaskow
American theologian, author, and activist
Agnes Zimmermann
German pianist and composer
Ursula Bethell
New Zealand social worker and poet
Bessie Spencer
New Zealand school principal, orchardist, community leader
Fran Lebowitz
American author, public speaker, and social commentator known for her sharp wit and incisive views on contemporary culture, politics, and the idiosyncrasies of modern life.
Esther Roper
Irish-English women’s rights activist Esther Roper fought for equal employment and voting rights for working-class women.