Keel
Adrienne Keel (She/Her) is a proud graduate of Evergreen Valley…
Near
Timothy Near received a Bachelor of Arts in drama from San Francisco…
Powell
With an education in computer science, Kathleen Powell is the…
Biala
Arlene Biala (she/her) is a native Bay Area Pinay, wife, mother…
Shortridge Foltz
Clara Shortridge Foltz was a West Coast pioneer. Around 1876,…
Lakey
Cherri Lakey is the founder of Phantom Galleries, a Two Fish…
Hammer
Before being the second female mayor for the City of San José,…
Massey Overton
Sarah Massey Overton was a suffragist, a leading black freedom…
Córdova
A woman of the community and rebirth, Kathy Córdova is a 1985…
Lobo Sapigao
A poet, author, teacher, and 2017 KQED Arts San Francisco Bay…
Antolovich
Gabrielle Antolovich has a 40-year career in Australia, Los Angeles,…
Knox Goodrich
In 1869, Sarah Knox-Goodrich organized San José’s first Women’s…
Tâm
During a time when most recordings of music in Vietnam were folk…
Cervantes
Lorna Dee Cervantes is one of the greatest figures in Chicano…
Cashion
A teacher most of her life, Dr. Susan V. Cashion was a former…
Cordell
The Honorable LaDoris Hazzard Cordell was the first female African…
Hirabayashi
Patti Jo Hirabayashi, known as PJ, is recognized in the North…
Tunstall-Grant
Ruth Tunstall-Grant was an acclaimed artist and a warrior for…
Fernando
Sera Fernando (she, her, siya) is a proud queer, transgender,…
Mendoza
During her time in San José between the 1960s and 1970s, Sofia…
Dalis
The American mezzo-soprano singer, Irene Dalis, started her career…
Millares
An entrepreneur and businesswoman, mother, community builder…
Boyer
Elizabeth P. Boyer arrived in San José in 1898. After time spent…
Castellano
A mother, wife, and grandmother, Carmen Castellano was the co-founder…
Sivertsen
Wiggsy Sivertsen has been fighting for LGBTQ equality, against…