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Cory Booker
Mayor / 1969 -
Newark Mayor Cory Booker is best known for his unorthodox approach to politics, for his revolutionizing reforms to Newark's crime rate and education, and for his personal willingness to help his constituents.
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(1969-)
Mayor
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Hillary Clinton
Women's Rights Activist, U.S. First Lady, Government Official / 1947 -
When Hillary Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2001, she became the only American first lady to hold national office. She became the 67th U.S. secretary of state in 2009, serving until 2013.
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(1947-)
Women's Rights Activist, U.S. First Lady, Government Official
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Abe Fortas
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice / 1910 - 1982
Nominated to replace Earl Warren as chief justice in 1968, Abe Fortas became the first nominee for that post since 1795 to fail to win Senate approval.
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(1910-1982)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
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Joseph Lieberman
Environmental Activist, Lawyer, U.S. Representative / 1942 -
Joseph Lieberman was Connecticut's Attorney General 1983–1988. He won his first election to the U.S. Senate in 1988, and twice more in 1994 and 2000.
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(1942-)
Environmental Activist, Lawyer, U.S. Representative
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Catharine A. MacKinnon
Educator, Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer / 1946 -
Lawyer and feminist Catharine Alice MacKinnon established the legal claim that sexual harassment is sex discrimination.
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(1946-)
Educator, Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer
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Pauli Murray
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Legal Professional, Priest / 1910 - 1985
Reverend Pauli Murray is an American civil rights advocate and ordained priest. She is best known for furthering the civil rights and feminist causes.
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(1910-1985)
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Legal Professional, Priest
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Representative / 1937 -
Civil rights activist and ACLU alum Eleanor Holmes Norton serves as a non-voting delegate to Congress from the District of Columbia.
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(1937-)
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Representative
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Byron R. White
Football Player, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official / 1917 - 2002
President John F. Kennedy appointed Byron R. White deputy U.S. attorney general in 1961. A year later White was appointed to the Supreme Court where he served until 1993.
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(1917-2002)
Football Player, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official
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Pat Robertson
Entrepreneur, Political Leader, Evangelist, Preacher, Talk Show Host / 1930 -
Pat Robertson is a television evangelist best known for founding the Christian Coalition, an influential conservative political organization.
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(1930-)
Entrepreneur, Political Leader, Evangelist, Preacher, Talk Show Host
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Sonia Sotomayor
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice / 1954 -
Nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in US history.
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(1954-)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
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Ben Stein
Actor, Economist, Lawyer / 1944 -
Actor and lawyer Ben Stein was a speech writer for Richard Nixon, but is best known as the economics teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
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(1944-)
Actor, Economist, Lawyer
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Martha Stewart
Entrepreneur / 1941 -
Martha Stewart is an American media mogul best known for her television show and magazine, Martha Stewart Living.
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(1941-)
Entrepreneur
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Potter Stewart
Civil Rights Activist, Judge, Government Official / 1915 - 1985
Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1958 - 1981. He is best known for his contributions to criminal justice reform.
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(1915-1985)
Civil Rights Activist, Judge, Government Official