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Maggie Lena Walker
Activist, Entrepreneur / 1864 - 1934
Maggie Lena Walker was grand secretary of the Independent Order of St. Luke, an organization dedicated to the social and financial advancement of African Americans.
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(1864-1934)
Activist, Entrepreneur
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Mary Walker
Women's Rights Activist, Doctor, Nurse, Surgeon / 1832 - 1919
Mary Walker was a physician and women's rights activist who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for her service during the Civil War.
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(1832-1919)
Women's Rights Activist, Doctor, Nurse, Surgeon
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Julia Ward Howe
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Songwriter, Poet / 1819 - 1910
Julia Ward Howe was a women's rights activist, abolitionist and writer who penned the poem "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
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(1819-1910)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Songwriter, Poet
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Kerry Washington
Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress / 1977 -
Kerry Washington has appeared in such films as Ray, She Hate Me, The Last King of Scotland and Django Unchained (2013). She also stars on the TV series Scandal.
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(1977-)
Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress
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Faye Wattleton
Women's Rights Activist, Business Leader, Nurse, Philanthropist / 1943 -
Faye Wattleton, former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood—as well as the first African-American, first female and youngest president in the organization's history—has been one of the strongest champions of women's rights and reproductive health for more than four decades.
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(1943-)
Women's Rights Activist, Business Leader, Nurse, Philanthropist
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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
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Ida B. Wells
Civil Rights Activist, Journalist / 1862 - 1931
Ida B. Wells was an African-American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.
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(1862-1931)
Civil Rights Activist, Journalist
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Betty White
Animal Rights Activist, Television Actress, Comedian / 1922 -
Betty White is a comedic actress who has been in show business, from TV to film, since the 1950s, most notably on The Golden Girls.
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(1922-)
Animal Rights Activist, Television Actress, Comedian
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Pearl White
Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress / 1889 - 1938
Pearl White was an American silent film actress best known for her role in The Perils of Pauline, in which she did her own stunt work.
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(1889-1938)
Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress
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Jody Williams
Educator, Activist, Philanthropist / 1950 -
American activist Jody Williams helped found the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). In 1997 she and the campaign won the Nobel Prize for Peace.
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(1950-)
Educator, Activist, Philanthropist
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Sarah Winnemucca
Activist, Journalist / 1844 - 1891
Sarah Winnemucca was a member of the Native American Paiutes nation, an activist for her people and the first Native woman to publish in the English language.
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(1844-1891)
Activist, Journalist
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Women's Rights Activist, Journalist / 1759 - 1797
Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer who advocated for women's equality. Her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman pressed for educational reforms.
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(1759-1797)
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Women's Rights Activist, Journalist
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Maud Wood Park
Women's Rights Activist / 1871 - 1955
Maud Wood Park was a women's rights activist who worked for the cause of suffrage. She was the first national president of the League of Women Voters.
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(1871-1955)
Women's Rights Activist
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Victoria Woodhull
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Publisher / 1838 - 1927
Victoria Woodhull was a spiritualist, activist, politician and author who was the first woman to run for the presidency of the United States.
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(1838-1927)
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Publisher