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Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Native American Christian Writer & Worship Leader

Rebecca Walker

Bestselling Author & Founder of the Third Wave Feminism Movement

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Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Temple Grandin

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

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Sherman Alexie

Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Performer

Tania Israel

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide," Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

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Executive Director at Seeding Justice; Racial & Social Justice Activist

Erika Sánchez

New York Times Bestselling Author, National Book Award Finalist, and 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry

Amanda Gorman

Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of the U.S.

Janet Mock

Author, Feminist, Transgender Rights Activist, TV Host & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs

Staceyann Chin

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

Meg Tilly

Award-Winning Actress & Author

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Alice Walker

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

Victoria Rowell

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, American Ballet Theatre Alum & Founder of Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP)

Sonia Nazario

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Irshad Manji

Founder of The Moral Courage Project, Author of "Allah, Liberty and Love" & "The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith"

Tonya Lewis Lee

Author, Producer, Filmmaker & Entrepreneur; Women's Health Activist

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Dolores Huerta

Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers of America; First Latina Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame; Two-Time U.S. Presidential Award Recipient

Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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Catherine Crier

Acclaimed Author, Former Judge, Award-Winning Journalist & Television Broadcaster

Amanda Montell

Writer, Linguist & Author of "Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language"

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

Virginia Mendez

Author of "Childhood Unlimited: Parenting Beyond the Gender Bias" & Founder of The Feminist Shop

Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Writer, Scholar, Poet, Activist & Educator

Joanne McEachen

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Shanita Hubbard

Professor, Advocate, Mother & Author of "Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto For The Well-Being of Black Women"

Nkechi Taifa

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

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