(January 21, 1895 - September 16, 1923)
Ito Noe is a pioneering Japanese anarcha-feminist.
Ito Noe is a pioneering Japanese anarcha-feminist.
(June 27, 1869 - May 14, 1940)
Emma Goldman is an influential anarchist thinker, writer, and revolutionary.
Emma Goldman is an influential anarchist thinker, writer, and revolutionary.
(c. 1851 - March 7, 1942)
Lucy Parsons is a social anarchist who later became an anarcho-communist and went on to help co-found the Industrial Workers of the World union.
Lucy Parsons is a social anarchist who later became an anarcho-communist and went on to help co-found the Industrial Workers of the World union.
(March 5, 1871 - January 15, 1919)
Rosa Luxemburg is a Marxist theorist and revolutionary.
Rosa Luxemburg is a Marxist theorist and revolutionary.
(c. December 24, 1920 - May 24, 2014)
Stormé DeLarverie is a mixed race Black butch activist who was present at the Stonewall Riot. Some claim she was the first person there to throw a brick.
Stormé DeLarverie is a mixed race Black butch activist who was present at the Stonewall Riot. Some claim she was the first person there to throw a brick.
(July 2, 1951 - February 19, 2002)
Silvia Rivera is one of the most well known trans activists who was present at the Stonewall Riot. She worked with Marsha P. Johnson to create Street Action Revolutionaries (see below). Her powerful speech at pride in 1973 is worth a view.
Silvia Rivera is one of the most well known trans activists who was present at the Stonewall Riot. She worked with Marsha P. Johnson to create Street Action Revolutionaries (see below). Her powerful speech at pride in 1973 is worth a view.
(August 24, 1945 - July 3, 1992)
Marsha P. Johnson worked with Silvia Rivera to create Street Action Revolutionaries, an organization aimed at helping drag queens, trans women, and gay youth on the streets of New York.
Marsha P. Johnson worked with Silvia Rivera to create Street Action Revolutionaries, an organization aimed at helping drag queens, trans women, and gay youth on the streets of New York.
(June 16, 1951 - March 2, 1991)
Lou Sullivan is a trans activist who passed of AIDS. He fought hard for acceptance of gay trans men.
Lou Sullivan is a trans activist who passed of AIDS. He fought hard for acceptance of gay trans men.
(September 14, 1954 - July 22, 1992)
David Wojnarowicz is a gay artist, famous for making work about the AIDS epidemic. He created and wore a jacket emblazoned with the words "If I die of AIDS - forget burial - just drop my body on the steps of the F.D.A."
David Wojnarowicz is a gay artist, famous for making work about the AIDS epidemic. He created and wore a jacket emblazoned with the words "If I die of AIDS - forget burial - just drop my body on the steps of the F.D.A."
(May 19, 1921 - June 1, 2014)
Yuri Kochiyama is a Japanese-American civil rights activist and advocate for political prisoners. She was deeply involved in civil rights activism for Black and Puerto Rican communities, and was friends with Malcolm X.
Yuri Kochiyama is a Japanese-American civil rights activist and advocate for political prisoners. She was deeply involved in civil rights activism for Black and Puerto Rican communities, and was friends with Malcolm X.
(January 20, 1946 - January 16, 2025)
David Lynch is a painter, animator, and filmmaker known for groundbreaking movies like Blue Velvet and the television series Twin Peaks.
David Lynch is a painter, animator, and filmmaker known for groundbreaking movies like Blue Velvet and the television series Twin Peaks.
(November 3, 1928 - February 9, 1989)
Tezuka Osamu is called the father of manga and is the creator behind manga and anime such as Astro Boy, Black Jack, Dororo and more.
Tezuka Osamu is called the father of manga and is the creator behind manga and anime such as Astro Boy, Black Jack, Dororo and more.