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International Museum of Women

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86 objects

Women's Action Coalition

Organization

The Women's Action Coalition (WAC) was a feminist organization founded in 1992 to fight for women’s rights through direct action. The group was inspired by other activist groups, such as ACT UP and Women's Health Action and Mobilization (WHAM).

10 objects

Jane C. Wright

Individual

Jane Cooke Wright was a pioneering cancer researcher and surgeon noted for her contributions to chemotherapy. In particular, Wright is credited with developing the technique of using human tissue culture rather than laboratory mice to test the effects of potential drugs on cancer cells. She also pioneered the use of the drug methotrexate to treat breast cancer and skin cancer (mycosis fungoids). This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License.

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Janise Yntema

Individual

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Hiltgunt Zassenhaus

Individual

Frances Tarlton "Sissy" Farenthold was an American politician, attorney, activist, and educator. She was best known for her two campaigns for governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974, and for being placed in nomination for vice president of the United States, finishing second at the 1972 Democratic National Convention. She was elected as the first chair of the National Women's Political Caucus in 1973 This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License.

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Lee Zevy

Individual

Lee Zevy is a therapist and activist. She co-founded Identity House in 1971 with a group of gay and lesbian activists and mental health workers during a time when homosexuality was still listed as a mental illness in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. From her activism in Civil Rights, Women's Rights and the Gay Rights Movements to her pioneering research on LGBTQ sex and identity, Lee has centered her life around opening up space for those who have lacked it most.

4 objects

Barbara Zucker

Individual

12 objects