Wangari Maathai
Environmentalism
First African-American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize
Amy French
Image: Fredrick Onyango, public domain
Susan B. Anthony
Women's rights
Prominent civil rights leader for women in the United States
Amy French
Image: Wiki Commons
Sojourner Truth
Abolitionism and women's rights
Former slave who fought for suffrage and abolition
Amy French
Image: Wiki Commons
Septima Clark
Education and civil rights
Educator and civil rights activist who developed literacy and citizenship workshops
Amy French
Image: Tumblr, public domain
Sarah Emma Edmonds
Military in Civil War
Woman who fought in the United States Civil War
Amy French
Image: University of Michigan photo collection
Ruth Ellis
LGBT activism
African-American woman known for her activism for LGBT rights in the early 20th century
Amy French
Image: open source
Sandra Day O'Connor
Law
First woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court
Amy French
Image: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, NARA
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
Elizabeth Jane Cochrane "Nellie Bly"
Journalism
Investigative report who revolutionized journalism
Amy French
Image: H.J. Myers, Library of Congress