33rd President of the United States (1945–1953). As the 34th vice president, he succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died less than three months after he began his fourth term.
American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. She has been described as having a "strong and independent spirit" and is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross.
African American civil rights activist who in 1955 refused to obey a bus driver's order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, wife of late Mason President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Appointed delegate to the UN General Assembly from 1945 and 1952.
American lawyer and judge elected to the House of Representatives in 1954. She was also most responsible for including the prohibition of sex discrimination under Title VII in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
