Dr Marie Equi
Doctor in the American West who provided care to working-class and poor patients, including birth control information and abortions at a time when both were illegal.
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Lorraine Hansberry
In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry made history as the first African American woman to have a show produced on Broadway—A Raisin in the Sun. As a playwright, feminist, and racial justice activist, Hansberry never shied away from tough topics during her short and extraordinary life. an American artists. Her commitment to racial justice inspired countless more.
Alice Dunbar Nelson
Harlem Renaissance poet, critic, journalist, and activist
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.
Agnes Zimmermann
German pianist and composer
Judith Plaskow
American theologian, author, and activist
Ursula Bethell
New Zealand social worker and poet
Bessie Spencer
New Zealand school principal, orchardist, community leader