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Maria Eva Peron
Maria Eva Peron


María Eva Duarte de Perón was the wife of Argentine President Juan Perón and first lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She is usually referred to as Eva or Evita. Perón was born May 7, 1919, in the village of Los Toldos, Argentina, the youngest of five children. Her parents were not married, and her father abandoned the family when Perón was one year old, leaving them in poverty. Perón's legal and societal status as an illegitimate child followed her throughout her life. At age 15, […]
Jess Phoenix
Jess Phoenix


Jess Phoenix, a geologist and the founder and executive of Blueprint Earth, was a candidate for California’s 25th district in the 2018 elections. She lost in the primaries. Born in 1982, Phoenix earned her Bachelor of Arts in history from Smith College in 2005 and her Master of Science in geology from California State University at Los Angeles in 2010.
Katrina Pierson
Katrina Pierson


Katrina Pierson is an activist and communications consultant. She was the national spokesperson for the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign and a senior advisor for his 2020 campaign. Pierson was born in Kansas on July 20, 1976. She received an associate of science degree from Kilgore College and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Texas at Dallas. After college, she worked for InVentiv Health in 2008, the Baylor Health Care System from 2009 to 2011, and AGS Software Solutions as director of corporate affairs from May 2011 […]
Helen Prejean
Helen Prejean


Helen Prejean is a Roman Catholic nun and an advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. Prejean was born on April 21, 1939, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille in 1957 (now known as the Congregation of St. Joseph) and received a B.A. in English and education from St. Mary's Dominican College, New Orleans in 1962. In 1973, she earned an M.A. in religious education from St. Paul's University in Ottawa, Canada. She has been the religious education director at St. Frances […]
Queen Rania of Jordan
Queen Rania of Jordan


Rania Al Abdullah is the Queen consort of Jordan and an international advocate for education, health, community empowerment, youth, cross-cultural dialogue and micro-finance. Queen Rania was born August 31, 1970, in Kuwait to Palestinian parents. She obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration from the American University of Cairo in 1991, then worked briefly in marketing for Citibank and Apple Inc. On June 10, 1991, she married Prince Abdullah bin Al Hussein of Jordan, who assumed power as king on February 7, 1999. Sources: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2009, […]
Sarah Parker Remond
Sarah Parker Remond


Sarah Parker Remond was a free-born African American lecturer, abolitionist and physician. Remond was born on June 6, 1826, in Salem, Massachusetts. Her parents, also free born, were successful businesspeople and activists. Remond became an anti-slavery lecturer, delivering her first lecture in 1842 at the age of 16. In 1853, Remond was forced to leave a theater and pushed down a flight stairs after she refused to sit in a segregated section. She sued for damages and won, and the court ordered the theater to integrate its seating. From 1856 […]
Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards


Cecile Richards served as the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund from 2006 to 2018. In 2019, Richards co-founded Supermajority, a women's political action group. Richards was born on July 15, 1957, in Waco, Texas. Her mother, Ann Richards, later served as governor of Texas (1991-1995). She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Brown University in 1980. After college, she worked as a labor organizer for low-wage workers in the hotel, health care, and janitorial industries […]
Gloria Richardson
Gloria Richardson


Gloria Richardson was a civil rights activist and leader of the Cambridge Movement in Cambridge, Maryland. Richardson was born on May 6, 1922, in Baltimore, Maryland. Richardson's family were influential and affluent members in the state of Maryland. She earned her B.A. in sociology from Howard University. At Howard University, she was involved in political and social activism. Following her university experience, she began her career in civil rights. She was the co-chair of the Cambridge Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. While co-chair, she found goals outside of desegregation to work towards, […]
Felisa Rincón de Gautier
Felisa Rincón de Gautier


Felisa Rincón de Gautier was a Puerto Rican suffragist and the first female mayor of San Juan. Rincón de Gautier was born on January 9, 1897, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. She was active in the campaign to win Puerto Rican women the right to vote, which finally succeeded in 1932. She was one of the first women to vote in Puerto Rico and was later elected the first female mayor of San Juan, serving from 1946-1969. Her social programs were widely supported and were focused on childcare programs, centers for […]
Amelia Robinson
Amelia Boynton Robinson


Amelia Boynton Robinson was a fierce civil rights activist for African Americans and is well known for being a leader in the 1965 civil rights march in Selma, Alabama. Amelia Boynton Robinson was born on August 18, 1911, in Savannah, Georgia, one of ten children in a working-class family. As a child, Robinson accompanied her mother to increase voter participation in their community and accompany women to the polls. After graduating from Tuskegee University, she married Samuel William Boynton and, together, they started a series of small businesses helping African […]