by the Gender Equality Club

Amelia Earhart (1897-1939)

• She worked as an American aviation pioneer (pilot)
• She was the second person and first woman to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
• She was the first person to fly solo and nonstop across the continental United States
• Her work continues to motivate women and people alike to pursue their careers and not be limited by precedent

Price was the first woman of color to have her music played by a major orchestra in 1933

She was a pioneer in combining African-American folk music with European classical traditions

Most of Price’s work was lost after her death, but was rediscovered in 2009

The inventor of the first effective treatment for Hansen’s disease (leprosy)

Ball was the first African-American chemistry instructor at the College of Hawaii

She died at the age of 24, and her accomplishments were not recognized until recently

Gloria Steinem

After graduating from Smith College, Gloria became a journalist who focused on women’s issues. She and Betty Friedan started NOW (National Organization for Women).

Dr. Anna Julia Cooper

Born enslaved, Dr. Cooper was the fourth African American woman to earn a PhD and the first from the Sorbonne. She was an educator, writer, intellectual and activist who promoted education for all especially African American women.

Zitkala-Ša

Zitkala-Ša was a member of the Yankton Dakota Sioux, and a classically trained violinist who wrote about Native American life and against the boarding school system. She also composed the first Native American opera and spent her life fighting for equality and the preservation of Native life in America.