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Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009 and also served as the 47th vice president under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017.
Julianne Moore
British-American actress and author
Whoopi Goldberg
American actress, comedian, author and television personality
Isabel Allende
Chilean writer
Gloria Steinem
American activist and journalist (born 1934)

Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Lauper is known for her distinctive image, which features eccentric clothing and a variety of hair colors. She is also known for her powerful four-octave vocal range. Lauper has been dubbed the "Queen of Quirky Pop". She has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She has also been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for LGBTQ rights in the United States.
Betty Ford
First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977
Betty Friedan
American feminist writer and activist (1921–2006)

Kathleen Turner
American actress (born 1954)
Ashley Judd
American actress
Felicity Huffman
American actress
Andrea Dworkin
American feminist writer (1946–2005)
Sarah Silverman
American comedian, actress, and writer
Cybill Shepherd
American actress
Barry Goldwater
American politician and military officer (1909–1998)

Kate Millett
American writer, educator, artist, and activist (1934–2017)
Bella Abzug
American politician (1920-1998)
Gretchen Whitmer
American politician and attorney (born 1971)
Ani DiFranco
American singer-songwriter

Barbara Boxer
American politician, United States Senator from California
Robin Morgan
American feminist writer
Dee Snider
American singer

Mike Gravel
American politician; United States Senator (1930-2021)
Barbara Ehrenreich
American writer and journalist (1941–2022)

Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton is an American actress. She started her career as a teen actress in film before transitioning to adult roles on stage and screen. She has received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for three Tony Awards. Her feature-film debut was a supporting role in the political thriller Rollover (1981), and she rose to prominence in the adventure film The Goonies (1985). She later took roles in The Mosquito Coast (1986), Shy People (1987), Running on Empty (1988), Parenthood (1989), Samantha (1991), Beautiful Girls (1996), Small Town Murder Songs (2011), Frozen 2 (2019), and Mass (2021). She is a member of the Carradine family.
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
American atheist activist (1919–1995)
Saul Alinsky
American community organizer and writer (1909–1972)
Susan Faludi
American feminist author and journalist
Steve Earle
American musician
Christine Todd Whitman
American politician and author (born 1946)
Joycelyn Elders
American pediatrician, public health administrator, and former Surgeon General of the United States
L7
American rock band
Cenk Uygur
Turkish-American online news show host (born 1970)
Ellen Willis
American writer
Stephanie March
American actress
Jessica Valenti
US feminist author and blogger
Sarah Weddington
Texas attorney, legislator, represented Roe in Roe vs. Wade
Tammy Bruce
American conservative radio host, author, and political commentator
Matt Dillahunty
American atheist activist (born 1969)
Mary Calderone
American physician (1904-1998)
Jacob M. Appel
American author, bioethicist, physician, lawyer and social critic (born 1973)
Cecile Richards
American feminist and abortion rights activist (1957-2025)
Rick Steves
American travel writer and television host
Miss Kier
noblewoman; American musician

Brownie Mary
American medical cannabis activist (1922–1999)
Judith Levine
American activist and writer
Alix Kates Shulman
American writer
Linda Coffee
American attorney
Donita Sparks
American singer and guitarist

Gloria Feldt
American feminist, speaker, author and writer
Marie Newman
American politician (born 1964)
Linda Greenhouse
American journalist

Carol Downer
American activist

Jane Elizabeth Hodgson
Physician, obstetrician, gynecologist (1915-2006)
Jennifer Finch
American musician
Amanda Zurawski
American reproductive rights activist (born 1987)
Faye Wattleton
American activist
Jeannine Gramick
American Religious Sister and LGBT advocate
Alice S. Rossi
American sociologist and feminist
Ellen Malcolm
founder of EMILY's List