A leading advocate for culturally sensitive mental health care, Dr. Reiko Homma …
A leading advocate for culturally sensitive mental health care, Dr. Reiko Homma True is dedicated to improving mental health treatment for the Asian-American community and other minority populations.
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Edith Kanaka’ole (also affectionately called “Aunty Edith”), a native Hawaiian composer, chanter …
Edith Kanaka’ole (also affectionately called “Aunty Edith”), a native Hawaiian composer, chanter and dancer, was a champion for the preservation of native Hawaiian culture and arts.
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Edmonia “Wildfire” Lewis is considered the first professional BIPOC sculptor in the …
Edmonia “Wildfire” Lewis is considered the first professional BIPOC sculptor in the United States and the first to achieve international acclaim.
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Chef and cookbook author Edna Lewis taught the American public to appreciate …
Chef and cookbook author Edna Lewis taught the American public to appreciate southern meals in a new way.
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Eleanor Roosevelt grew up to become one of the most important and …
Eleanor Roosevelt grew up to become one of the most important and beloved First Ladies, authors, reformers, and female leaders of the 20th century.
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The first female Solicitor General of the United States and now an …
The first female Solicitor General of the United States and now an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Elena Kagan is a prominent legal scholar and jurist who has advocated for justice and equality since childhood.
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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first American to be canonized as …
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first American to be canonized as a saint.
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Elizabeth Blackwell was the first American woman to receive a medical degree. …
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first American woman to receive a medical degree.
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Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman’s rights and suffrage movements. …
Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman’s rights and suffrage movements.
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Elizabeth Freeman became the first African American woman to successfully file a …
Elizabeth Freeman became the first African American woman to successfully file a lawsuit for freedom in the state of Massachusetts.
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Born into slavery, Elizabeth Keckley’s story is one of perseverance and ingenuity …
Born into slavery, Elizabeth Keckley’s story is one of perseverance and ingenuity in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
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After defending her sanity at trial in 1864, Packard campaigned to ensure …
After defending her sanity at trial in 1864, Packard campaigned to ensure the rights of the mentally ill as well as those of married women.
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Ella Fitzgerald, known as “The First Lady of Song,” was a revolutionary …
Ella Fitzgerald, known as “The First Lady of Song,” was a revolutionary American jazz singer who performed all over the world.
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An entrepreneur, advocate, and member of the Blackfoot Nation, Elouise Pepion Cobell …
An entrepreneur, advocate, and member of the Blackfoot Nation, Elouise Pepion Cobell (“Yellow Bird Woman”), fought tirelessly for government accountability and for Native Americans to have control over their own financial future.
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Elsie Robinson was a journalist, fiction writer and poet. She was best …
Elsie Robinson was a journalist, fiction writer and poet. She was best known for her nationally syndicated column, Listen, World! which was read by more than 20 million Americans between 1921-1956.
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Emma Lazarus is most famous for her poem, “The New Colossus,” that …
Emma Lazarus is most famous for her poem, “The New Colossus,” that is engraved at the base of the Statue of Liberty.
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Economist Esther Duflo, along with research partners, were awarded the 2019 Nobel …
Economist Esther Duflo, along with research partners, were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on global poverty issues. Duflo became the second woman to ever win the prize.
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Ethel Payne is known as the First Lady of the Black Press, …
Ethel Payne is known as the First Lady of the Black Press, because of her fearlessness as a journalist and a Civil Rights activist.
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Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the most important, passionate, and powerful …
Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements .
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Felisa Rincón de Gautier, affectionately known to the public as Doña Fela, …
Felisa Rincón de Gautier, affectionately known to the public as Doña Fela, became the first female mayor of a capital city in the Americas when she was appointed mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1946.
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