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Bella Abzug
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Lawyer, U.S. Representative / 1920 - 1998
Bella Abzug was a leading liberal activist and politician in the 1960s and 1970s, especially known for her work for women’s rights.
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(1920-1998)
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Lawyer, U.S. Representative
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Jane Addams
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Philanthropist / 1860 - 1935
Jane Addams co-founded one of the first settlements in the United States, the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois, and was named a co-winner of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.
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(1860-1935)
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Philanthropist
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Joan Baez
Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Guitarist, Singer / 1941 -
Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter and activist who is best known for her distinctive voice and for her role in popularizing the music of Bob Dylan.
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(1941-)
Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Guitarist, Singer
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Dorothy Day
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Religious Leader, Editor, Journalist / 1897 - 1980
Dorothy Day was an activist who worked for such social causes as pacifism and women’s suffrage through the prism of the Catholic Church.
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(1897-1980)
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Religious Leader, Editor, Journalist
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Maxine Hong Kingston
Educator, Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Author / 1940 -
Maxine Hong Kingston is a Chinese American author of memoirs and fiction. Her best known work is The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among the Ghosts.
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(1940-)
Educator, Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Author
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Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Writer / 1927 - 2006
Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist and the wife of 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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(1927-2006)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Writer
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Denise Levertov
Anti-War Activist, Poet / 1923 - 1997
Denise Levertov was an English-born poet, essayist and political activist who wrote matter-of-fact verse on both personal and political themes.
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(1923-1997)
Anti-War Activist, Poet
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Heather Mills
Animal Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Model, Philanthropist, Reality Television Star / 1968 -
Heather Mills is best known as the ex-wife of musician Paul McCartney as well as for her activism and philanthropy.
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(1968-)
Animal Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Model, Philanthropist, Reality Television Star
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Yoko Ono
Anti-War Activist, Artist, Singer / 1933 -
Yoko Ono is a multimedia artist who became known worldwide in the 1960s when she married Beatles front man John Lennon.
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(1933-)
Anti-War Activist, Artist, Singer
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Grace Paley
Educator, Anti-War Activist, Author, Poet / 1922 - 2007
Short-story writer and poet Grace Paley is
known both for her written work and for her political activism, most notably against the Vietnam War.
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(1922-2007)
Educator, Anti-War Activist, Author, Poet
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Susan Sontag
Scholar, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist / 1933 - 2004
Susan Sontag was a critical essayist, cultural analyst, novelist and filmmaker. She wrote On Photography, Illness as Metaphor, The Volcano Lover and In America.
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(1933-2004)
Scholar, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist
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Mary Travers
Anti-War Activist, Singer / 1936 - 2009
Mary Travers was a member of the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary.
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(1936-2009)
Anti-War Activist, Singer
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Simone Weil
Educator, Philosopher, Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Journalist / 1909 - 1943
Simone Weil was a French intellectual, activist and Christian Mystic.
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(1909-1943)
Educator, Philosopher, Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Journalist