Janet Mock became the first transgender woman of color to write and direct an episode of television.

Poet, activist, and musician Joy Harjo became the first Native American United States Poet Laureate in history.

Mary Musgrove become a negotiator between English and Native American communities and played an important role in the development of Colonial Georgia.

Elizabeth Freeman became the first African American woman to successfully file a lawsuit for freedom in the state of Massachusetts.

Internationally recognized writer Sandra Cisneros is best known for "The House on Mango Street," which has sold over six million copies.

Joyce Chen introduced Chinese food to the American public.

Sarah Grimké and her sister fought for abolition and women's rights.

Florence Kelley dedicated her life to social reform. She worked to end many social problems, including labor and racial discrimination.

Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems

Ethel Payne is known as the First Lady of the Black Press, because of her fearlessness as a journalist and a Civil Rights activist.

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the senior US Representative from Florida, the first Latina elected to the US Congress, and the first Republican in congress to publicly support the passage of the Marriage Equality Act.

Sacagawea is best known for joining Louis and Clark on their expedition westward from the Mississippi to the Pacific Coast.

Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar, Maya Angelou is a world-famous author. She is best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style.

Civil rights pioneer and campaigner, Ruby Hurley is most known for her work with the NAACP in the 1950s and 1960s.

Famous chef, author, and television personality, Julia Child made French cuisine accessible to American audiences.

Marie Dietrich was one of the most popular film and music stars of the 1930s and 1940s.

Miné Okubo is well known for her representations of daily life and humanity in drawings depicting Japanese American internment during WWII.

Pearl S. Buck produced works of fiction and non-fiction throughout her lifetime, many of which focused on her experiences in China.

Teacher, lecturer, and author, Grace Frysinger supported rural communities throughout her career.