Title: Prominent Women Who Fought for Equality
Headings: 16 women throughout history who famously fought for equality
16 women throughout history who famously fought for equality
As a tribute, women covered women's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony's tombstone with "I Voted" stickers from the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
1. Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) fearlessly fought for gender and racial equality.
2. Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) was a powerful social activist.
3. Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was a founding member of the NAACP.
4. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) used her art to express taboo subjects surrounding women.
5. Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) paved the way for modern feminism.
6. Yuri Kochiyama (1921-2014) fought a lifelong fight against racism.
7. Dolores Huerta (b. 1930) is a civil rights activist who fights for the rights of many, especially farmers and agricultural workers.
8. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (b. 1933) has used her Supreme Court seat to change the course of history.
9. Gloria Steinem (b. 1934) is a prominent feminist movement leader.
10. Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was a revolutionary poet and feminist.
11. Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992) was a prominent transgender activist.
12. Sylvia Rivera (1951-2002) was a revolutionary figure in New York City.
13. Sally Ride (1951-2012) was the first American woman in space.
14. Roxane Gay (b. 1974) is a prominent voice in modern feminism.
15. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (b. 1977) inspired millions with her TED talk.
16. Malala Yousafzai (b. 1997) continues to make progress for female education and advocacy.
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Content: She fought, and still fights, for workers' rights, immigrants' rights, and women's rights. Huerta has been awarded many accolades throughout her career in activism, and in 2012 received the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights. Perhaps most notably in the present-day Latinx community, she's known as the originator of the "Sí, se puede" chant, which means "Yes, it is possible." 8. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (b. 1933) has used her Supreme Court seat to change the course of history. Ginsburg has been incredibly influential throughout her career. Ron Edmonds/AP
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has served on the US Supreme Court since 1993, and is the lead counsel for the ACLU Women's Rights Project. Beginning her career as a young lawyer, Ginsburg fought laws that discriminated on the basis of gender. Ginsburg approached the fight for equality with patience and tact. In February 2018, Ginsburg expressed her support of the #MeToo movement.