Women’s Rights Advocates
Zoneziwoh Mbondgulo-Wondieh (1985- )
Cameroonian feminist advocate, Dr Zoneziwoh Mbondgulo-Wondieh, was born March 26, 1985. After excelling in her early education, she earned a...
Isaura Tavares Gomes (1944- )
Cape Verde independence activist, women’s rights activist, and pharmacist Isaura Tavares Gomes was born on February 22, 1944, in Santiago,...
Nettie J. Craig Asberry (1865-1968)
Nettie J. Craig Asberry was a suffragist, clubwoman, and music educator who helped found the Tacoma Chapter of the NAACP...
MarÃa Elena Moyano Delgado (1958-1992)
María Elena Moyano Delgado was an Afro-Peruvian community organizer and mother whose assassination by the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) sparked...
Lyda Newman (1885- ?)
Inventor and women’s rights advocate Lyda Newman is best known for a newly-designed hairbrush patent and her effort to fight...
Lisa Blunt Rochester (1962- )
Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester has served in the cabinet of two Delaware governors, including five years as Deputy Secretary of...
Kristine Reeves (1981- )
Kristine Reeves has been a representative in the 30th Legislative District of Washington, which includes Southwest King County as well...
MarÃa Isabel Urrutia Ocoró (1965- )
María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró, Olympic champion weightlifter and politician, was born in Calendaria, Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on...
Samuel L. Jackson (1948- )
Actor Samuel Leroy Jackson was born on December 21, 1948 in Washington, D.C. to factory worker Elizabeth Jackson. His father...
