Lilly Ledbetter
The courageous woman whose discrimination battle inspired the Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act; An Advocate and voice for equal pay for women
Women
Women of great accomplishments
Jessica Valenti
Uncompromising and impassioned author, activist and founder of the popular website Feministing.com -- encourages both women and men to see why feminism still matters
Kathleen Hanna
Unwavering feminist, American musician and pioneer of the Riot Grrrl movement
Urvashi Vaid
LGBT leader, attorney, community organizer for over three decades. Depicts an awarding-winning analysis of the gay rights movement.
Video: Urvashi Vaid addresses the Fenway Health Women’s Dinner Party
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Legendary icon -- singer, activist, scholar, artist -- inspires audiences with a moving and memorable mixture of song and spoken word
Sandra Steingraber
Ecologist, author, and the voice of anti-fracking -- linking environmental factors, human rights and health.
Ainissa Ramirez
Shattering the Stereotype in Science: Scholar, Inventor and Science Evangelist
Annie Leonard
An American proponent of sustainability and critic of excessive consumerism, she is most known for her animated film The Story of Stuff about the life-cycle of material goods
Emily Hunter
A force behind youth environmental activism, journalist/activist/filmmaker Emily Hunter calls for advocacy and action in her campaign "Activism 2.0"
Katie Stack
Reproductive Rights Activist and community organizer -- connecting the personal and the Political in the Pro-Choice Movement
Video: Katie Stack accepting the "Speak Out for Choice" award
Edith Widder
Biologist, Adventurer, Deep Sea Explorer, Innovator & Inventor, who -- through her organization ORCA -- is changing the nature of aquatic conservation!
Rinku Sen
President and Executive Director of the Applied Research Center (ARC) and Publisher of Colorlines Magazine
Video: Rinku Sen delivers Antioch New England Commencement Address
Sonia Nassery Cole
Award-winning Afghan-American Filmmaker, Author, Human Rights Activist, Philanthropist, and Freedom Fighter who gives a voice to the voiceless
Kathryn Woods
Recreating the remarkable life of famous abolitionist, feminist, and escaped slave Sojourner Truth, actress Kathryn Woods memorializes one of the most significant figures in American history. Using song and story, Woods recreates the power and wisdom of this most remarkable woman.
Lorene Cary
Highly respected African-American author, educator, and social activist who – for over 25 years – has worked to deliver stories that the world needs to hear: from autobiographical to historical to fictional
Gail Dines
Scholar, activist, and social critic who takes an unflinching look at hypersexualization and pornography
Daisy Hernandez
Fierce, fresh and smart -- Author and journalist focusing on race and gender issues, media, sexuality, and other factors affecting young women of color
Sonia Shah
Passionate investigative journalist and author whose dynamic, award-winning works investigate the intersection of science, social justice, and international politics. Author of the acclaimed, Crude, The Fever and The Body Hunters