Geraldine Miller was a founder of Bronx (NY) NOW, the first chair of NOW’s Women of Color Task Force, and served several terms as Chair of NOW’s committee on Eliminating Racism.

Alice Cohan has been an activist since age 19 when she became an intern for NOW-NJ. She has organized a number of marches including this year’s March for over a million marchers to stand up to the Bush administration’s anti-women policies.

Dr. Nelson recently conducted a ground breaking national analysis of racial, ethnic and gender diversity in science and engineering faculties at the nation’s top research universities. She found far fewer women on these faculties, even in disciplines where females outnumber male Ph.D. recipients.

"Study Shows Top Colleges Have Few Women Profs in Hard Sciences" by NOW Staff

"A National Analysis of Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculties at Research Universities" by Dr. Donna J. Nelson and Diana C. Rogers

Carol Moseley Braun has served her country as U.S. Senator, U.S. Ambassador, as well as State Representative, and Assistant U.S. Attorney. She became the first female senator from Illinois, the first female African American senator and the first African American Democratic senator.  Most recently as a presidential candidate served as an inspiration to women and girls of all ages who believe that a woman of courage truly can become President of the United States.