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USA. American poet and activist. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate.
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USA. American poet and activist. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate.
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India. Protects seeds, soil, and farmers' knowledge — regeneration rooted in ancestral wisdom.
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India. Protects seeds, soil, and farmers' knowledge — regeneration rooted in ancestral wisdom.
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Pakistan. Believes one girl with a book can change the world — learning as an act of courage.
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Pakistan. Believes one girl with a book can change the world — learning as an act of courage.
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Liberia. Gathered women of every faith to pray, sit in, and bring a civil war to an end.
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Liberia. Gathered women of every faith to pray, sit in, and bring a civil war to an end.
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Potawatomi Nation. Weaves Indigenous knowledge and botany into a practice of reciprocity with the land.
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Potawatomi Nation. Weaves Indigenous knowledge and botany into a practice of reciprocity with the land.
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Costa Rica. Brought nearly 200 nations together for the Paris Agreement through stubborn optimism.
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Costa Rica. Brought nearly 200 nations together for the Paris Agreement through stubborn optimism.
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Cherokee Nation. First woman Principal Chief — rebuilt community through self-help, water, and shared work.
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Cherokee Nation. First woman Principal Chief — rebuilt community through self-help, water, and shared work.
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Iran (1950–2012). Transgender rights activist, widely recognized as a pioneer and matriarch of transgender communities.
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Iran (1950–2012). Transgender rights activist, widely recognized as a pioneer and matriarch of transgender communities.
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USA. Founded Girls Who Code — opening technology to women so they can build the tools the world needs.
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USA. Founded Girls Who Code — opening technology to women so they can build the tools the world needs.
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Planted over 30 million trees with women across Kenya — stewardship as leadership.
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Planted over 30 million trees with women across Kenya — stewardship as leadership.
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Activist and former politician who served as prime minister of New Zealand. Showed the world that kindness and strength are not opposites in leadership.
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Activist and former politician who served as prime minister of New Zealand. Showed the world that kindness and strength are not opposites in leadership.
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USA. A lifetime of organizing, listening circles, and making room for women's voices to be heard.
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USA. A lifetime of organizing, listening circles, and making room for women's voices to be heard.
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UK. Taught us patience, observation, and kinship with the living world — and turned it into hope in action.
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UK. Taught us patience, observation, and kinship with the living world — and turned it into hope in action.
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USA. Champions nourishment, education for girls, and the quiet power of becoming who you are.
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USA. Champions nourishment, education for girls, and the quiet power of becoming who you are.
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