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LaDonna Brave Bull Allard (1956-2021) helped kickstart one of the largest indigenous movements in the last century: the #NoDAPL movement, or the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests.History classes can get...

7 Apr 20227min

Rosalie Edge (1877-1962) started her activist career as a suffragist and made her mark when she turned the conservation movement upside-down. She exposed corruption, and became one of the most influen...

6 Apr 20228min

Val Plumwood (1939-2008) was an environmentalist and philosopher who went against the grain. She was a pioneering thinker in ecofeminism. She believed that the western human-centric approach to life d...

5 Apr 20229min

Gaura Devi (1925-1991) organized the women in her community to protect their environment and their heritage. Though her name has largely remained unknown, she contributed to a powerful example of ecof...

4 Apr 20227min

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2 Apr 20222min

Lois Gibbs (1951-present) is an activist whose work protecting her community opened our eyes to environmental crises on a local level. Her small town campaign made national headlines and established h...

1 Apr 20228min

Jeanne Villepreux-Power (1794-1871) was a self taught marine biologist, conservationist, and one of the most esteemed naturalists of her time.Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's Histor...

31 Mar 20229min

Mária Telkes (1900-1995) was known as the “Sun Queen” because she dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun through technology, proving over and over again how humans can use it for ener...

30 Mar 20229min