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Artist standing outdoors and wearing a beige costume

Photo by Gina Clyne

Exploring Border Stories with Artist Tanya Aguiñiga

Graphic with video title and an illustration of the original eight members of the Daughters of Bilitis gathered in a group.

How the Daughters of Bilitis Organized for Lesbian Rights

Graphic featuring photo of Grace Thorpe with a Nuclear Free Zone sign and an illustration of Thorpe speaking with a community member.

Grace Thorpe Protected Native Lands

Graphic featuring a black and white photo of Ginny Montes speaking into a microphone, the video title, and an illustration of Montes speaking to a group of seated women.

Activist Ginny Montes Uplifted Future Women Leaders

Graphic with photo of Lois Curtis behind a chain link fence over an outline of Georgia. Text reads "Winning Disability Rights: Lois Curtis."

How Artist Lois Curtis Won Disability Rights

Jessica Cox sitting in her Ercoupe

Jessica Cox sitting in her Ercoupe. Photo from Jessica Cox.

Jessica Cox Flies in the Face of Challenges

Business Executive Indra Nooyi

Running a Fortune 500 Company with Business Executive Indra Nooyi

A sepia-toned portrait of Jennie Ross Cobb taken about 1945. She wears a light colored blouse with a v-neck ruffled collar and is smiling softly.

Jennie Ross Cobb around 1945. Oklahoma Historical Society.

Cherokee Photographer Jennie Ross Cobb Framed Life in Indian Territory

Betty White in uniform.

Betty White, from the Ludden Living Trust

Betty White's Lesser-Known Role

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