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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI): March - Women's History Month

Women's History Month

March

Visit the library for additional resources and displays

Sojourner Truth

 American abolitionist of New York Dutch heritage and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico

Image of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

American First Lady, Diplomat & Humanitarian

Sara Mardini

Former competition swimmer, lifeguard and human rights activist

Elfriede Jelinek

Austrian playwright and novelist

Image of author Alice Walker

Alice Walker

Writer & Pulitzer Prize Winner

Susan Faludi

American feminist, journalist, and author

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

Angela Davis

American Marxist and feminist political activist, philosopher, academic, and author

Image of Vice President Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris

Vice President of the United States

Image of physicist Marie Curie

Marie Curie

Physicist & Nobel Prize Winner

An image of Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Prize Winner & Activist

Grace Hopper working on the Bureau of Ordnance Computation Project at Harvard University, 1946.

Grace Hopper

Naval Officer & Mathematician

Waris Dirie

Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against female genital mutilation

NASA Portrait of Ellen Ochoa

Ellen Ochoa

Astronaut & Administrator

Maria Telkes

Mária Telkes

Biophysicist, Physical Chemist & Inventor

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Nigerian writer whose works include novels, short stories and nonfiction

Cheryl Miller in Final Four Game Against Tennessee

Cheryl Miller

Basketball Player & Coach

"Cheryl Miller in Final Four game against Tennessee" by Jayne Kamin, Los Angeles Times is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Tawakkul Karmān

Yemeni Nobel Laureate, journalist, politician, and human rights activist

Portrait of Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

Actress & Inventor

Tarana Burke

American activist from New York City, who started the MeToo movement

Resources on Women's History

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