People

Dr. Melnea Cass, distinguished in 1977 as a "Grand Bostonian," was a devoted advocate for the city's most vulnerable residents. Among her many efforts, Cass helped achieve legal protections for low-wage migrant workers and proved the potency of Black women's activism.

Considered the oldest active suffragist, Judith Winsor Smith spent seven decades at the center of the Boston suffrage movement.

Leonora O'Reilly was a union organizer, social reformer, and suffrage advocate.

A labor organizer and advocate for women’s suffrage, Margaret Hinchey rose to national prominence in the early decades of the 20th century. Her passionate speeches advocated for both economic justice and political equality for women She spoke especially of the need for poor and working-class women to gain access to the electoral system.

Defying expectations of her era, Bessie Couture was an black entrepreneur in Skagway during the Klondike Gold Rush and beyond.

Tyonajanegen, or "Two Kettles Together," was fierce woman who accompanied her husband, other Oneida warriors, and American militias fighting in the American Revolution.

“A born executive,” Mary Hutcheson Page made invaluable contributions to the suffrage movement in Massachusetts and the United States through her dedicated leadership, organizing, and fundraising.

Known for her generous philanthropy, Pauline Agassiz Shaw invested in education, immigrant communities, reform groups, and women’s suffrage. Supporting more than 30 schools in addition to social service institutions in the Greater Boston area, Shaw “put something better than money into her work: she put her heart and soul into it.”

Fannie Quigley is one of Denali's most celebrated historic figures, having arrived in the early 1900's gold rush to Kantishna, and making it her home until her death in 1944. Her childhood in Nebraska helped prepared her for life on the Alaskan frontier.

A revolutionary social activist, Alice Stone Blackwell played a significant role in women's suffrage movement. Blackwell served as a leader in the Boston and Massachusetts movements, and she raised her voice nationally through her work as editor of "The Woman's Journal." She also participated in other 20th century social justice issues that defended the civil rights and liberties of others.