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(#6) Rosa Parks
In 1955, Rosa Parks (1913-2005) refused to give up her seat to a white person on a crowded bus in Montgomery, Alabama, thus setting in motion the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a cornerstone of the civil rights movement. She continued to be a strong advocate for human rights issues.
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(#3) Eleanor Roosevelt
- Dec. at 78 (1884-1962)
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States. She broke the mold of a traditional first lady by being outspoken about causes close to her heart, including civil rights and women's right to work.
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(#12) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Dec. at 87 (1815-1902)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was an American suffragist and abolitionist who helped launch the women's rights movement in the United States. She worked closely with Susan B. Anthony and advocated for many women's causes beyond the right to vote, including access to education and divorce.
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(#13) Ida B. Wells
- Dec. at 69 (1862-1931)
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) was an African-American civil rights leader whose work was varied and wide-ranging, though she was particularly well-known for her skills as an investigative journalist and editor. She often documented lynchings in the United States. Wells was also one of the founders of the NAACP.
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(#4) Susan B. Anthony
- Dec. at 86 (1820-1906)
Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) was one of the most famous female suffragists in the country. Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she founded the American Equal Rights Association and, later, the American Woman Suffrage Association. She also fought on behalf anti-slavery groups.
She's already got her face on dollar coins, but it's about time we see her on some actual bills!
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(#15) Alice Paul
Alice Paul (1885-1977) was an American suffragist and women's rights activist. She organized the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession, during which roughly 5,000-10,000 protestors marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, campaigning for women's right to vote. The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits voter discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified in 1919, thanks in no small part to Paul's work.
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Whose faces are on the US dollars today? Since the United States began printing faces of historical figures on money in 1861, more than 50 great Americans have appeared on various types of US dollars, including presidents, founding fathers, jurists, and military leaders, etc. The public generally believes that these great historical figures represent the spirit and values of the United States.
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