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Noted anarchist who fought for the rights of laborers and women

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Fought for voting rights for African Americans and led change through the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and her Congressional testimony

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First woman to be appointed to the US Cabinet--as the Secretary of Labor, no less, in a time when wage work was considered outside woman's sphere

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Born Amadine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, she was a prolific writer and advocate for women's rights

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Reporter and speaker whose activism revolutionized the women's rights movement of the latter 20th c. in the US

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Author whose book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" played an influential role in awakening Americans to the horrors of slavery

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Important author of the 12th century who composed music and wrote on medical treatments

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First woman to be nominated by a major political party for the position of President of the United States of America. Former Secretary of State, former New York Senator, and life-long activist who continually challenges gender norms in US society and…

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Academic in ancient Greece who taught mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy

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Suffragist who started the National Woman's Party and was willing to lose her freedom for the cause
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