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19th Century & Earlier

Born before 1870 · 2
Editor of Godey's Lady's Book, 1850s

Sarah Josepha Hale

1788-1879

Godey’s Lady’s Book Editor & “Mary Had a Little Lamb” Author

Activism
Journalism
Portrait of Ida B. Wells, 1890s Activist and Journalist

Ida B. Wells

1862-1931

Journalist, NAACP Founder & Suffragist

Activism
Journalism

Turn of the Century

Born 1870–1910 · 1
Dorothy Day in 1934, photographed during the early years of the Catholic Worker Movement

Dorothy Day

1897-1980

Catholic Worker Founder & Social Justice Pioneer

Activism
Journalism

Mid-20th Century

Born 1911–1950 · 1
Image of File:Katharine Graham 927-9432 (cropped retouched).jpg

Katharine Graham

1917-2001

Publisher Who Took the Washington Post to War

Journalism
Activism
Business

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