is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University.
Maxine Waters

Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

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Abolitionist and poet.
Sojourner Truth

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Abolitionist and women's rights activist.
Harriet Tubman

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Abolitionist and commander of the Underground Railroad.
Michelle Obama

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Lawyer and first lady of the United States of America.
Donna Brazile

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Political analyst affiliated with the Democratic Party.
Shirley Chisholm

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Former congresswoman representing New York's 12th district for seven terms and the first major-party black candidate to run for president of the United States.
Barbara Jordan

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Congresswoman in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1937 to 1979.
Kathleen Cleaver

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Law professor and activist.
Angela Davis

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Political activist and college professor.
Katie Hall

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Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana from 1982 to 1985.
Cardiss Collins

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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Illinois) from 1973 to 1997.
Carrie Meek

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Former member of the Florida House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives.
Carol Moseley Braun

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Represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 1999.
Ayanna Pressley
Boston politician.
Karen Bass

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Former speaker of the California State Assembly.
Diane Watson

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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 33rd Congressional District.
Donna Edwards

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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th Congressional District.
Yvette Clarke

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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th congressional district.
Kamala Harris

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First woman elected as the San Francisco district attorney, currently running for attorney general for California.
Terri Sewell

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Public finance attorney and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 7th congressional district.
Angela McGlowan

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Fox News political analyst and activist.
Martha Coakley

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Attorney general of Massachusetts.
Sarah Palin

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Former governor of Alaska and former vice presidential candidate.
Hillary Clinton

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Secretary of State and former U.S. presidential candidate.
