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Abagail Adams
Wife of John Adams, second president of the United States. Known for her letters to her husband, one in particular told Adams to "Remember the ladies." -
Lucretia Mott
Feminist/abolitionist. Was one of six women delegates to attend World Anti Slavery Convention. Helped organize Women's Right's Convention at Seneca Falls, New York in 1848 -
Sojourner Truth
Former slave/feminist. In her speech "Ain't I a Woman," at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention highlighted feminist issues and how they're interconncected to other areas such as race. The Women's Movement at this time, focused on White Women, Truth brought to light that Women's Rights should also include women of color. -
Gloria Steinem
Feminist/Journalist. Co founder of Ms. Magazine and Women's Media Center. Most famous for her article "After Black Power, Women's Liberation." -
Jane Goodall
Primatologist, ethologist & anthropologist Jane Goodall spent 45 years studying the social interactions of chimps in Tanzania. -
Hillary Clinton
Politician & former first lady, Hillary Clinton refused to remain in the shawdow of her husband. She served as secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 under Presdient Barack Obama & previously served as a representative on the New York Senate from 2001 to 2009. -
Oprah Winfrey
Award winning talk show host of The Oprah Winfrey Show. The Oprah Winfrey show boasts as the highest rated program of it's kind in history. Richest African American woman of the 20th century & very active in philanthropy. -
Jessica Valenti
Valenti was named in March 2011 as one of The Guardian's top 100 women, for what the newspaper described as her pioneering work in bringing the feminist movement online and into the 21st century
