Maggie Ingram

Matriach of the Legendary Ingramettes, widely considered Richmond, Va.’s “First Family of Gospel,” uplifting audiences for over six decades while becoming beloved cultural icons in the community.

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María Feliciana Arballo

María Feliciana Arballo, a 25-year-old widow of Afro-Latina descent with two small children, was one of about forty women in the Anza expedition when it began its colonizing journey from Sonora, Mexico to Alta California (upper California) in 1775.

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Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga played a crucial role in the Japanese-American redress movement by discovering critical evidence of premeditated governmental misconduct during WWII, and making it available to multiple groups of activists.

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Deb Haaland

Secretary Deb Haaland made history when she became the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary.

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Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white person months before Rosa Parks.

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