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Also Known As	Catherine Shipe
Born	May 15, 1916 • West Virginia
Died	August 17, 1996 (aged 80) • Ithaca • New York
Role In	women’s rights movement

Abzug, Bella

Bella Abzug

American politician

Jeannette Rankin, 1918

Jeannette Rankin

American politician

Perle Mesta, 1955.

Perle Mesta

American diplomat

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Jill Ker Conway

American scholar

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W. W. Rostow

American economist

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Charles Colson

American political and religious figure

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John M. Poindexter

United States government official

Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas

United States jurist

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger

American political scientist and diplomat

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

American diplomat, humanitarian and first lady

Samantha Power speaks at a podium with the Seal of the President of the United States during a White House ceremony.

Samantha Power

American journalist and government official

Antony Blinken

Antony Blinken

American government official

Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel

American politician

The first female chief of staff

Susie Wiles

American political consultant

Karl Rove

Karl Rove

American political consultant

George Mitchell speaking at the King David Hotel, Jerusalem, January 28, 2009.

George Mitchell

American politician and diplomat

Kennan, George F.

George F. Kennan

American diplomat and historian

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice

American government official

Harriet Wiseman Elliott.

Harriet Wiseman Elliott

American educator and government official

A history-making politician

Shirley Chisholm

American politician and activist