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Frida Kahlo

Important artist of the mid-20th century

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

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Noted anarchist who fought for the rights of laborers and women

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Leader of the 19th century women's rights movement

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First woman to graduate from medical school in the US

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Ambassador and reformer, she advocated greater rights for women and minorities

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Labor activist whose work creating the United Farm Workers Union gave a disenfranchised group of laborers a voice in work relations

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Michigan's first female African-American state senator

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First woman elected to Michigan's House of Representatives

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At the age of 15, she tried to integrate the bus system and break down segregation

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