Daisy Bates
A lead activist in the desegregation of Little Rock high school
Hosanna Nelson
Photo Credit: Wikipedai
Xiang Jingyu
Women's rights and labor reform
Pioneer of women's movement in China
Amy French
Image: Wiki Commons
Zitkala-sa
American Indian rights
Prolific writer and activist for the preservation of Native-American culture
Amy French
Image: Wiki Commons, public domain
Septima Clark
Education and civil rights
Educator and civil rights activist who developed literacy and citizenship workshops
Amy French
Image: Tumblr, public domain
Rosie the Riveter
Working women during WWII
Example of the varied positions that women took on during World War II that were outside the "accepted" sphere for women
Amy French
Image: Alfred T. Palmer, Library of Congress
Rose Gollup Cohen
Sweatshop labor
Immigrant sweatshop worker who wrote about the abuses suffered by workers during the Industrial Revolution
Amy French
Image: Jewish Women's Archive, private collection
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
Labor activism
Renowned labor activist who worked to improve working conditions for men and women
Amy French
Image: Wiki Commons
Margaret Sanger
Birth control
Nurse who risked her freedom to open birth control clinics and laid the path for reproductive rights
Amy French
Image: Library of Congress
Malala Yousafzai
Education
Young woman who works to educate girls in Pakistan
Amy French
Image: White House, public domain
Jane Addams
Social work
Progressive-era reformer who sought to change society through education, labor legislation, and social work
Amy French
Image: Wiki Commons