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