
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…
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