Civil rights figure, Montgomery bus boycott. Her mother was a lifelong childhood friend of Rosa Parks, and Lacey as a young woman worked as an assistant to the MIA, led by Martin Luther King to organize the bus boycott after Parks' arrest
Spent a decade working as a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse in both hospitals and schools in the UK and Australia after graduating from university with a degree in Mental Health. Now a full-time writer living in West London
American billionaire, author, philanthropist, art collector. He and his brother, Ronald Lauder, are the sole heirs to the Estee Lauder Companies cosmetics fortune. Co - founder and chairman of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Civil rights figure, born 1937. First integrated class of a Tennessee public school, 1955. Later, did local sit-ins. Career developing lasers, semiconductors and fiber optics. Saw Eisenhower at Union Station during a DC trip in the 1950s
Irish retired nurse and activist, lives in St. Albans, England (born March 24, 1933)
Main character of a true story based on the book 'The Lost Child of Philomena Lee' by Martin Sixsmith. The book was filmed in 2013 as a 'Philomena'
Pioneering gay rights activist and writer, born 1935. President of NYC Mattachine Society in the 60s, the premiere gay rights group before Stonewall. Led 1966 NYC gay 'Sip-In' protest, and covered Stonewall as a reporter, whose on-scene account was the fi
Former reporter and author of the NYTs best-seller 'Breakfast at Sally's', a memoir detailing his fall from affluence to homelessness. Currently speaks around the country and advocates for helping the homeless
American businessman who is the current president and CEO of Stew Leonard's, a supermarket chain based in CT and NY. Founded the Stew Leonard III Children's Charities. Released a series of children's books featuring Stewie the Duck
American author of mainly books about horses including the #1 NYT bestseller The Eighty-Dollar Champion. Formerly worked as a riding instructor and competed in equestrian events. Served in the Peace Corps. Brother is a retired tennis player
Staff writer at The New Yorker magazine & the author of the books The Rules do Not Apply and Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Vogue, Slate, & The NYT
Secretary General/co-founder of the Council of Women World Leaders, which is composed 72 of women presidents, prime ministers, and heads of government. International, award-winning speaker/author re leadership, diversity, women in politics