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Collection: Unsung Heroes

Isabella Aiona Abbott, Image 2.
  • Isabella Aiona Abbott, Ethnobotanist
(1919 - 2010)
Amos Bronson Alcott, Image 1.
  • Amos Bronson Alcott, Educator
(1799 - 1888)
Mary Anning, Image 2.
  • Mary Anning, Paleontologist
(1799 - 1847)
Virginia Apgar, Image 2.
  • Virginia Apgar, Physician
(1909 - 1974)
Byllye Avery, Image 1.
  • Byllye Avery, Health Care Activist
(b. 1937)
Katherine Buckner Avery, Image 1.
  • Katherine Buckner Avery, Public Health Nurse
(1896 - 1982)
Dr. Karl Ernst von Baer, Image 1.
  • Dr. Karl Ernst von Baer, Embryologist
(1792 - 1876)
Emile Berliner, Image 2.
  • Emile Berliner, Inventor
(1851 - 1929)
Alex Bernal, Image 1.
  • Alex Bernal, Fair Housing Activist
(1914 - 1999)
Mary Bickerdyke, Image 2.
  • Mary Bickerdyke, Nurse
(1817 - 1901)
Emily Newell Blair, Image 1.
  • Emily Newell Blair, Civil Rights Activist
(1877 - 1951)
Dr. Norman Borlaug, Image 1.
  • Dr. Norman Borlaug, Agriculturalist
(1914 - 2009)
Margaret Bourke-White, Image 1.
  • Margaret Bourke-White, Photographer
(1870 - 1968)
James Braidwood, Image 1.
  • James Braidwood, Firefighter
(1800 - 1861)
Dorothy Buell, Image 1.
  • Dorothy Buell, Environmental Activist
(1886 - 1977)
Eugene Wilson Caldwell, Image 2.
  • Eugene Wilson Caldwell, Engineer and Innovator
(1870 - 1918)
Elizabeth Catlett, Image 2.
  • Elizabeth Catlett, Artist and Activist
(1915 - 2012)
Dr. May Edward Chinn, Image 1.
  • Dr. May Edward Chinn, Physician and Cancer Researcher
(1896 - 1980)
Dr. Eugenie Clark, Image 2.
  • Dr. Eugenie Clark, Ichthyologist
(1992 - 2015)
Jerrie Cobb, Image 2.
  • Jerrie Cobb, Aviator
(1931 - 2019)
Claudette Colvin, Image 2.
  • Claudette Colvin, Civil Rights Activist
(1939 - 2026)
Martin Couney, Image 2.
  • Martin Couney, Medical Pioneer
(1869 - 1950)
Will Counts, Image 4.
  • Will Counts, Photojournalist
(1931 - 2001)
Emma Darling Cushman, Image 2.
  • Emma Darling Cushman, Nurse
(1863 - 1930)
Jonathan Daniels, Image 2.
  • Jonathan Daniels, Seminarian Activist
(1939 - 1965)
Ada Deer, Image 1.
  • Ada Deer, Native American Leader
(1953 - 2023)
Annie Bell Robinson Devine, Image 2.
  • Annie Bell Robinson Devine, Civil Rights Activist
(1912 - 2000)
Dion Diamond, Image 1.
  • Dion Diamond, Civil Rights Activist
(b. 1941)
Dr. Charles Drew, Image 1.
  • Dr. Charles Drew, Medical Researcher
(1904 - 1950)
Dr. Gunnar Dybwad, Image 2.
  • Dr. Gunnar Dybwad, Disability Advocate
(1909 - 2001)
Dr. Sylvia Earle, Image 2.
  • Dr. Sylvia Earle, Marine Biologist
(b. 1935)
Jane Elliott, Image 1.
  • Jane Elliott, Educator
(b. 1933)
Mitsuye Endo, Image 2.
  • Mitsuye Endo, Civil Rights Activist
(1920 - 2006)
Olaudah Equiano, Image 2.
  • Olaudah Equiano, Abolitionist and Author
(1745 - 1797)
Lt. James Reese Europe, Image 2.
  • Lt. James Reese Europe, Conductor
(1880 - 1919)
Dr. Sidney Farber, Image 2.
  • Dr. Sidney Farber, Pathologist
(1903 - 1973)
Barbara Fassbinder, Image 2.
  • Barbara Fassbinder, Nurse and AIDS Activist
(1953 - 1994)
Caroline Ferriday, Image 2.
  • Caroline Ferriday, Humanitarian
(1902 - 1990)
Autherine Lucy Foster, Image 2.
  • Autherine Lucy Foster, Civil Rights Activist
(1929 - 2022)
Terry Fox, Image 2.
  • Terry Fox, Athlete and Humanitarian
(1958 - 1981)
Therese Frare, Image 2.
  • Therese Frare, Photojournalist
(b. 1958)
Varian Fry, Image 2.
  • Varian Fry, Journalist
(1907 - 1967)
Sarah Bradlee Fulton, Image 2.
  • Sarah Bradlee Fulton, American Revolutionary
(1740 - 1835)
Cpl. Guy Gabaldon, Image 2.
  • Cpl. Guy Gabaldon, U.S. Marine Scout / World War II
(1926 - 2006)
Dr. Kadambini Ganguly, Image 1.
  • Dr. Kadambini Ganguly, Physician
(1861 - 1923)
Mother Matylda Getter, Image 1.
  • Mother Matylda Getter, Catholic Nun and Social Worker
(1870 - 1968)
Lois Gibbs, Image 1.
  • Lois Gibbs, Climate Activist
(b. 1951)
Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Image 1.
  • Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Neuroscientist
(1937 - 2003)
Betty Goudsmit-Oudkerk, Image 2.
  • Betty Goudsmit-Oudkerk, Caregiver
(1924 - 2020)
Elizabeth Jennings Graham, Image 2.
  • Elizabeth Jennings Graham, Teacher
(1827 - 1901)
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