Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements .

Ruth Asawa was an American modernist sculptor best known for her innovative looped- wire sculptures that redefine sculptural form and material in the mid-twentieth century.

Florence Bascom was a barrier-breaking geologist who contributed to the field through her research and teaching.

Amelia Earhart was a trailblazing aviator whose daring feats set records for women in aviation.