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SCLC activist and organizer, a voting rights movement leader, trade unionist Gerd Fleischer: 1942 Norway: human rights activist Peter Tosh: 1944 1987 Jamaica: Marijuana legalization activist, promoter of the rights of Africans within Africa as well as Black people across the diaspora, reggae musician. Marsha P. Johnson: 1945 1992 United States
Helen Keller (1880–1968) – American activist, deafblind writer, speech "Strike Against The War" Carnegie Hall, New York 1916; Kathy Kelly (born 1952) – American peace and anti-war activist, arrested over 60 times during protests; member and organizer of international peace teams; Petra Kelly (1947–1992) – German politician, feminist ...
This is a list of African-American activists [1] covering various areas of activism, but primarily focused on those African-Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African-Americans.
This is a list of lists of activists. List of abolitionists; List of African-American abolitionists; List of African American activists; List of animal rights advocates;
Shirin Ebadi (born 1947) – activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner for efforts for rights of women and children; Mohtaram Eskandari (1895–1924) – women's rights activist, founder of "Jam'iat e nesvan e vatan-khah" (Society of Patriotic Women) Soheila Hejab (born 1990) Sheema Kalbasi (born 1972) – writer, advocate for human rights and gender ...
Lara María Bertolini, human rights activist advocating for the rights of travesti, transgender, and non-binary people [6] Claudia Castrosín Verdú, she and her partner were the first lesbian couple to form a civil union in Latin America; vice president of FALGBT [7]
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous Black historical ... Rosa Parks was an Alabama native and a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) activist who fought for ...
This is a list of women pacifists and peace activists by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in promoting pacifism This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.