Angelina Grimké (1805–1879) was an abolitionist and feminist activist famous for her path-breaking speaking tour of 1837 to 1838. Born in South Carolina into a prominent slave-owning family...

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902) was a leader of the 19th-century women's movement, an organizer of the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, and an early advocate of female suffrage...

Alice Paul (1885–1977) was instrumental in securing women's right to vote under the 19th Amendment and drafted the Equal Rights Amendment. Born in New Jersey, Paul's social philosophy was shaped...

Betty Friedan (1921–2006) wrote The Feminine Mystique, launching the modern Women's Rights Movement, and was the founding president of the National Organization for Women. Born in Illinois, Fried...

Phyllis Schlafly (1924–2016) was a conservative activist best known for her opposition to the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s. Born in St. Louis, she graduated from Wa...

Gloria Steinem (1934–) knew how to push buttons. As a journalist, an activist, and one of the most famous feminists of all time, she worked—and continues to work—tirelessly for women's rights...