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The VFA Pioneer Histories Project

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Carl N. Degler Sister Theresa Kane
Kathleen Bruyere Betsy Wade Sara Hacker
Dr. Phil Corfman Ruth Surgal Lindy Boggs
Leslie Wolfe Sen.Barbara Mikulski Velma B. Hopkins
Gillian Furst Martha Buck Al Sutton, MD
Dee Mosbacher, MD Nanette Gartrell, MD Lynn Thogersen
Fann Harding Bill Baird June Bundy Csida
JoAnne Dauphinee Jane Briggs Hart Dr. Ariel Hollinshead
Hon. Ethel Skyles Alexander Zelda Boulanger Merrillee Ann Dolan
Doris Baran Hirsch Mary Beth Edelson Vivian Castleberry
Sheribel Rothenberg Joan Michel Richard Graham
Vivian W. Pinn, MD Susan Luecke Dorothy Witte Austin
Judy Patrick Laurie Shields Karen Keesling
Theresa Corrigan Lila Karp Jane Gould
Maryann Mahaffey Alma Graham Cindy Marano
Anita Cornwell Barbara Grier Iris Mitgang
June Willenz Esther Rothblum Andrea Rita Dworkin
Bob Heineman Whitney Adams Doris B. Holleb
Sister Donna Quinn Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether Dr Sally Herman Lunt
Brenda Feigen Edith Finlayson Molly Yard
Keiko Fukuda Jean Hunt E. Kitch Childs
Joan Acker Casey Miller Kate Swift
Eric Hirschhorn Madeline Schwenk Judith Lichtman
Cindy Judd Hill Algea Othella Harrison-Hale Betty Blaisdell Berry
Sr Margaret Ellen Traxler Heather Turner Frazer Paula Kassell
Tina Turner Judge Gladys Kessler Katherine Helmbock
Barbara Materka Dorothy Stuck Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
Joan Hull Hon. Susan Catania Barbara Seaman
Madeline Karr Amgott Arlene Herman Dauris G.  Jackson
Toni Carabillo Jenny Knauss Evelyn Fox Keller
Dr. Helen O. Dickens Maj Gen Jeanne Holm Lael Stegall
Kenneth C. Edelin Margo House Elga Ruth Wasserman
Kathleen Joyce Wilson Lois Torkelson Wanda Lane Jones
Freda Leinwand Ollie Butler-Moore Zelda K. Nordlinger
Ann Barr Snitow Nan Johnson Mary Houghton
Toni Cade Bambara Janet Colm Elizabeth Coxe Spaulding
Jane Sprague Zones Nina Simone Naomi Weisstein
Jesse Lemisch Diann DeWeese Smith Lucy A. Williams
Edith Mays Swanson Mim Kelber Judi Marraccini
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Minnie Bruce Pratt Marlene Sanders
Ferelene “Nan” Bailey Marcia Federbush Rev. Dr. Janice Mynchenberg
JoAnn Evansgardner Mary F. Kelly Edith Green
Carol Robles-Roman Geraldine Ferraro Dr. Myrna Goldenberg
Fern Shaffer Hon. Carrie Meek Marilyn Ray Smith
Patricia Goldman Ernestine Eckstein Dr. Marion Wagner
Helen Pearl Elizabeth Farians Midge Costanza
Dolores Alexander Roxcy Bolton Robin Morgan
Johnnie Tillmon- Blackston Susan Crites Price Betty Harmon Newcomb
Dr. Susan Love Toni Morrison Margo Jeanchild
Martha Scott Elouise Cobell Katie Frankle
Kate Millett Phylis Geller Olga Madar
Anne Zimmerman Vicky Starr Ruth Pennebaker
Ora Lee Malone Janet Selcer Cindy Pearson
Wilma Scott Heide alta Linda Wassenich
Laura X Karen DeCrow Barbara Roberts
Urvashi Vaid Jane Delano Brown Nancy Rosenstock
Kipp Dawson Marcia K. Morgan Jeanne Connelly
Norma Cantu Judith Arcana Letitia “Tish” Sommers
Robin Leeds Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb Annie Dodge Wauneka
Ann Froines Jane LaTour “Sissy” Tarlton Farenthold
Patricia King Brenda Berkman Evan Stark
Stormé DeLarverie Del Martin Phyllis Lyon
Bea Kreloff Mandy Carter Elizabeth Shanklin
Virginia Mollenkott Elana Dykewoman Iris Wolfson
Catherine East Patricia Schroeder Judith Lightfoot Cormack
Ellen Willis Mildred Bulpitt Marie Bass
Coretta Scott King María Cristina Lugones Joan McLean
Arvonne Fraser Candice Boyce Pam Elam
Bella Abzug Joan Israel Diana Nyad
Gerda Lerner Birch Evans Bayh Constance Billé
Brownie Ledbetter Yolanda Retter Andrea Sheehan
Patricia Maginnis Nadine Taub Nancy Kaufman
Inez Casiano Shulamith Firestone Nancy Stearns
Amaza Lee Meredith Mary Jean Tully Sylvia Law
Ruth Mojica-Hammer Patricia Hill Burnett Roberta Francis

Paula Gunn Allen Yolanda Margarita López Joanne Howes
Gene Cohen Boyer Diane Crothers Linda Waters Richardson
Bertha Stovall Waters Roberta Cheff Brooks Sandra Cason Hayden
Mary Farmer June Jordan Barbara Guillory Thompson
Adele Brookman Sandra Ludy Farha Judith Hallett
Elizabeth Shanklin Jewel Plummer Cobb Christina Robertson
Mary Eastwood Joyce Antler Julia Bell Reichert
Nancy Hewitt Grace Lee Boggs Ann Christophersen
Jim Robson Ann Frank Lewis Judith Ezekiel
Ersa Poston Dorothy Pitman Hughes Ann London Scott
Peggy Dobbins Phineas Indritz Lucy Calautti
Jewel Limar Prestage Jini Tanenhaus Carmen Delgado Votaw
Barbara Winslow Marie Brady Sanchez Jewel Plummer Cobb
Barbara Hays Glenda Simms Alice Radosh
Ginny Montes Beatrice Lumpkin Donna Allegra Simms
Ellen Cassedy
Luba H. Fineson

JoAnne Fischer

Barbara Ehrenreich

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Julie Lowenberg

Helen Rodriguez-Trias

Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz

Devon Davidson

Winn Newman

Susan Ware

Dolores Huerta

Uta Landy
Muriel Fox
Muriel Fox

Heidi Hartmann

Peggy Conlon- Madigan

Catharine Stimpson

Marlene Fried

Juanita Millender-McDonald

Dorothy Sue Cobble

Linda Bubon

Donna Lenhoff

Linda Miller

Jane Greengold

Diana Leidel

Jean Kilbourne

Chude Allen

CynthiaWaters-Tines
Dr.
Phyllis Chesler
Heather Booth
Heather Booth
Shelley Farber Donna Lopiano Jean Weinberg
Anne Forer Pyne Lois Diane Sasson Holly Near
Judy Widdicombe Babette Josephs Barbara Currie
Linda Coffee Wilma Mankiller Barbara Collins
Carol Downer Joan Casamo Linda Clarke
Ginny Z. Berson Gloria Anzaldua Lawrence Lader
 Judy Norsigian Doris Thom Bonnie Howard
Jean Westwood Deborah Silverstein Maura McNiel
Eleanor Foa Dienstag Sister Joel Read Gloria Steinem
Elisabeth Griffith Alice Kessler  Harris Rev Elizabeth Frazier
Bev Grant Jean Marshall Crawford Carol Moseley   Braun
Sally Roesch Wagner Vivian Browne Elayne Archer
Gwendolyn Fowler Nan Wood Julia Carson
Lani Guinier Susan Reverby Sarah Weddington
bell hooks Nancy Burton Vicki Breitbart
Sue Popkin Sister Austin Doherty Helen Cassidy
Betsey McGee David Hamlin Alice Wolfson
Geraldine Lange Vivian Gornick Pauline Bart
Darlene Kemmerer Gwendolyn Brooks Shelley Fernandez
Betsy Thomas Sue Errington Clara Stanton Jones
Dr. Mary Hunt Anna Langford Amy Kesselman
Joanna Foley Dr. Sharon Camp Rebecca Sive
Audrey Sheppard Agnes Gioconda Elizabeth Martinez
Mary Brandon Bette Vidina Alice Tetelman
Virginia Carter Arnita Boswell Nancy Kreiter
Martha Wheelock Ellen Malcolm Mary Vasiliades
Hattie Canty Mordeca Pollock Georgette Bennett
Mary Jean Collins Sharon Flynn Kathy Rand
Marilyn Webb Sylvia Roberts Nancy Erickson
Pam Chapman Alice Chapman Priscilla Leith
Alma Stallworth Blanche Wiesen Cook Clare Coss
Kathy Webb Sidney Abbott Alix Dobkin
Mary Jo Walsh Letty Cottin Pogrebin Florence Howe
Nancy Topping Bazin Linda Boyd Kavars Dr. Betty Shabazz
Mary Daly Jane Pierson Hilda Howland Mason
Ivy Bottini Dr. Shere Hite Beata Welsh
Erma Henderson Roxanne Conlin Joan Kuriansky
Betsy Crone Lorraine Duvall Patricia R. Harris
Margy Kohn Joanne McQueen

Dr. Kathy McMahon-Klosterman

Jane Bolin Bernadine Denning Laura Carter Callow
Betty Friedan Alan Greiman Lynn Wenzel
Mary Beth Ross Francie Hornstein Vicki Saporta
Lois Schiffer Marna Tucker Shirley Chisholm
Barbara Helmick Frances Kissling Jacquelin Washington