For Women's History Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various women who were, and some who still are, leaders and activists working at the intersection of civil and labor rights. First, let's take a look back at women we've profiled in the past:
- Arlene Holt Baker
- Ella Josephine Baker
- Rachel Bryan
- Hattie Canty
- Charlene Carruthers
- Dora Cervantes
- Linda Chavez-Thompson
- May Chen
- Septima Poinsette Clark
- Miriam Frank
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- Elle Hearns
- Velma Hopkins
- Dolores Huerta
- Josette Jaramillo
- Marsha P. Johnson
- Mara Keisling
- Maida Springer Kemp
- Theresa King
- Sue Ko Lee and the Dollar Store Strikers
- Esther López
- Bree Newsome
- Lucy Gonzales Parsons
- Frances Perkins
- Ai-jen Poo
- Kara Sheehan
- Augusta Thomas
- Rosina Tucker
- Velma Veloria
- Sue Cowan Williams
- Diann Woodard
Check back throughout March as we add even more names to this prestigious list.
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