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Scores of smartly dressed Black women line up across seven steps. Many of them smile proudly.

The Black Suffragist and Civil Rights Organizer Who Guided Women to the Polls

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An Indigenous woman wearing a colorful 1970s dress and spectacles sits at a table weaving, deep in concentration, surrounded by baskets.

The Pomo Woman Who Fought to Preserve Native American Heritage

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A faded daguerreotype image of a pretty Black woman in her twenties, wearing a smart dress with a high collar and her hair pulled back neatly.

The 19th Century Teacher Who Fought to Give Black Children an Education

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A young woman of Chinese descent with a pretty round face poses for a portrait, wearing a large-brimmed black hat, smart suit jacket and lace choker.

The Child Slave Who Helped Rescue Thousands of Women in Chinatown

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An attractive white woman wears small round spectacles and an old-fashioned nurse's uniform with puffy sleeves, very high collar and white net hat.

The Public Health Champion Who Founded Oakland's First Children's Hospital

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A young nurse, in uniform, hands over a toddler and his teddy bear to an older lady wearing a formal black suit and small brimmed hat. In the background, women and young children gather and play in the grass, smiling.

The Brave Nurse Who Fought Infectious Diseases in San Francisco and WWI

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A glamorous Black woman with bare shoulders, small earrings, and a stylish updo smiles at the camera from a stylish couch.

The Queen of the 'Harlem of the West' Brought Glamour and Stars to the Fillmore

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A confident, half-smiling woman with short, dark hair leans on camera equipment and holds up a small megaphone. Behind her a male camera operator works.

The Most Prolific Female Director in History Took Feminism to the Masses

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An elegant transgender woman wears a pleated white blouse, hooped earrings and her hair pulled up into a neatly tied scarf. She holds a cigarette aloft in her left hand between painted red finger nails.

The Transgender Community Builder Who Educated Doctors—Including Kinsey

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A white woman wearing a graduation cap and very wide sleeved black dress and frilly white shirt, stands before crowded book shelves.

The West’s First ‘Lady Lawyer’ Opened Doors for Women in Law

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