Dr Barbara Ross-Lee
Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., became the first African American woman to be appointed dean of an American medical school in 1993.
Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., became the first African American woman to be appointed dean of an American medical school in 1993.
1800s Mexican-American pioneer, businesswoman, healer, and landowner
Irish performer and stage school founder
When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Abedo was among the many who fought back.
Civil rights activist
Civil rights and community activist
American workers-rights advocate, first women in the US Cabinet, fourth US Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position.
Chamorro woman orphaned at the age of nine during the Japanese attacks on Guam in 1941. Motivated by the grandmother who raised her, Bamba became a senator, businesswoman, and community leader.
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.
Irish journalist, broadcaster, and activist