Journalist, activist, and co-founder of the National Organization for Women, Betty Friedan was one of the early leaders of the women’s rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

Gloria Steinem is an acclaimed journalist, trailblazing feminist, and one of the most visible, passionate leaders and spokeswomen of the women’s rights movement.

Rear Admiral Grace Hopper helped to outline the fundamental operating principles of computing machines.

Lucille Ball was an American actress, pioneer in comedy, and businesswoman. 

Margaret Sanger founded the birth control movement and became an outspoken and life-long advocate for women’s reproductive rights.

Mary Baker Eddy founded a popular religious movement during the 19th century, Christian Science.

Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman’s rights and suffrage movements.

Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements .

Lucretia Mott argued as ardently for women’s rights as for black rights, including suffrage, education, and economic aid.

A leading suffragist and abolitionist, Lucy Stone dedicated her life to battling inequality on all fronts.

Mary Church Terrell was a well-known African American activist who championed racial equality and women’s suffrage.

Condoleezza Rice is the first African American woman to hold several positions, including Secretary of State.

Although best known for being the wife of famed civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Coretta Scott King created her own legacy.

Bates' work with the NAACP transformed the Civil Rights Movement.

Dorothy Height was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, suffragist, activist, and researcher.

Maggie Lena Walker was one of the foremost female business leaders in the US and the first woman to own a bank.