Here they are:
(1) Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray Pauli Murray is a poet, writer, activist, lawyer and Episcopal priest.
According to the National Museum of African American History & Culture, Murray was first in her class at Howard University Law school and the only woman.
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(2) Patsy Takemoto Mink Patsy Takemoto Mink become the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress, according to the National Women’s History Museum. … (3) Dr. Mary Edwards Walker In all of United States history, there has only been one woman to receive the Medal of Honor. Mary Edwards Walker is that woman.
As a surgeon, women’s rights advocate, abolitionist, and spy, Walker became the first female U.S. Army surgeon during the Civil War. … (4)Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz, often called the Queen of Salsa, brought visibility to Black Caribbean expression, experience, and history, according to National Park Service. … (5) Zitkála-Šá
Zitkála-Šá was a Native American musician, writer and activist who fought for women’s suffrage and Indigenous voting rights in the early 20th century.
For a second there I was like… “Is some random Croatian woman being honored? Where’s her first name?” Lol…
This appears to be just as comonly rendered as Zitkala-Sa and it means ‘Red Bird’ in Lakota.
Very awesome image of her.
Crazy