Mary McLeod Bethune Founder of Bethune-Cookman University, one of the earliest educational institutions that catered to black students. She was often referred to […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 24, 2020Updated On: August 4, 2022
Charlotte Perkins Gilman Prominent leader of the women’s rights movement who provided it with a philosophical backing. She was also a prolific writer […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: July 21, 2022
Murphy Morobe A key figure in South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement who helped form the United Democratic Front in 1983. Murphy Morobe was […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: August 7, 2022
Carrie Chapman Catt Suffragette who developed the so-called ‘Winning Plan’ to pass the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote in […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: July 16, 2022
Leon Sullivan American anti-Apartheid activist known for his work to help create job opportunities for African Americans. Leon Sullivan was born on […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: July 22, 2022
Ava Helen Pauling Linus Pauling‘s wife who, throughout her life, was involved in various social movements including women’s rights, racial equality, and the […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: December 11, 2022
Jacqueline Ceballos Notable for her feminist activism, Ceballos headed the National Organization for Women’s New York office and founded a group known […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: August 4, 2022
Betty Shabazz Teacher, civil rights activist, and wife of Malcolm X. She was named to the U.S. Department of Health and Human […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: August 4, 2022
Ruby Bridges Iconic figure in the civil rights movement after she became the first African American child to attend an all-white school […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: August 7, 2022
Leymah Gbowee Liberian activist who received the Nobel Peace Prize for her leadership of Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, an […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: August 1, 2022
Pritilata Waddedar Bengali revolutionary nationalist who became famous for leading a 1932 attack on the Pahartali European Club. Pritilata Waddedar was born […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: July 23, 2022
Héctor Pérez García Mexican American physician who founded the American G.I. Forum in 1947. He was also the alternate ambassador to the U.N. […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: July 27, 2022
Betty Williams Irish human right’s activist and nobel laureate who has worked to promote peaceful resolutions to the troubles in Northern Ireland. […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: August 6, 2022
Mahatma Gandhi Passive resistance leader who successfully led India in a nonviolent revolution (or Satyagraha) against the British Empire. He was a […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: December 3, 2022
Ramadevi Choudhury Women’s freedom fighter and social reformer who was also called Ma Rama Devi for her leadership during the freedom movement […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: September 8, 2022
Nat Turner Slave whose courageous act of leading a slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831 unfortunately resulted in the adoption […] Civil Rights LeaderPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: July 18, 2022
