Tunstall-Grant

Ruth Tunstall-Grant was an acclaimed artist and a warrior for…

Keel

Adrienne Keel (She/Her) is a proud graduate of Evergreen Valley…

Fernando

Sera Fernando (she, her, siya) is a proud queer, transgender,…

Lakey

Cherri Lakey is the founder of Phantom Galleries, a Two Fish…

Shortridge Foltz

Clara Shortridge Foltz was a West Coast pioneer. Around 1876,…

Lobo Sapigao

A poet, author, teacher, and 2017 KQED Arts San Francisco Bay…

Millares

An entrepreneur and businesswoman, mother, community builder…

Massey Overton

Sarah Massey Overton was a suffragist, a leading black freedom…

Tâm

During a time when most recordings of music in Vietnam were folk…

Cordell

The Honorable LaDoris Hazzard Cordell was the first female African…

Powell

With an education in computer science, Kathleen Powell is the…

Hirabayashi

Patti Jo Hirabayashi, known as PJ, is recognized in the North…

Near

Timothy Near received a Bachelor of Arts in drama from San Francisco…

Knox Goodrich

In 1869, Sarah Knox-Goodrich organized San José’s first Women’s…

Biala

Arlene Biala (she/her) is a native Bay Area Pinay, wife, mother…

Dalis

The American mezzo-soprano singer, Irene Dalis, started her career…

Sivertsen

Wiggsy Sivertsen has been fighting for LGBTQ equality, against…

Cervantes

Lorna Dee Cervantes is one of the greatest figures in Chicano…

Women of the Canneries

"Women of the Canneries: Anonymous No More" is a short documentary…

Córdova

A woman of the community and rebirth, Kathy Córdova is a 1985…

Castellano

A mother, wife, and grandmother, Carmen Castellano was the co-founder…

Cashion

A teacher most of her life, Dr. Susan V. Cashion was a former…

Hammer

Before being the second female mayor for the City of San José,…

Mendoza

During her time in San José between the 1960s and 1970s, Sofia…

Antolovich

Gabrielle Antolovich has a 40-year career in Australia, Los Angeles,…

Boyer

Elizabeth P. Boyer arrived in San José in 1898. After time spent…