Browse Items (15 total)

  • Collection: Reform (Social or Labor)

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A lead activist in the desegregation of Little Rock high school

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Pioneer of women's movement in China

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Prolific writer and activist for the preservation of Native-American culture

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Educator and civil rights activist who developed literacy and citizenship workshops

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Example of the varied positions that women took on during World War II that were outside the "accepted" sphere for women

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Immigrant sweatshop worker who wrote about the abuses suffered by workers during the Industrial Revolution

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Renowned labor activist who worked to improve working conditions for men and women

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Nurse who risked her freedom to open birth control clinics and laid the path for reproductive rights

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Young woman who works to educate girls in Pakistan

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Progressive-era reformer who sought to change society through education, labor legislation, and social work
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