Canonical dataset · edition 1.0

Master index

One versioned record set powers every page, map, chart and yearbook spread. Status: Research edition for website build. Reviewed 2026-11-08.

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5 of 42 records

Master index of figures. Column headers sort.
					Fields	Born			Sources	Revision
05	Young, Charlescharles-young	1864–1922	Both	Men	Conservation, Park management, Civil engineering, Public service	Kentucky, United States	SF Bay Area	Rights unverified	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
07	Bath, Patriciapatricia-bath	1942–2019	Both	Women	Medicine, Invention, Health equity	Harlem, New York City, New York	California	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
10	Mason, Bridget “Biddy”biddy-mason	c. 1818–1891	Both	Women	Nursing, Midwifery, Entrepreneurship, Community building	U.S. South; Georgia/Mississippi disputed	California	Source-declared public domain	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
13	Williams, Paul Reverepaul-r-williams	1894–1980	Both	Men	Architecture, Design, Engineering	Los Angeles, California	California	Rights unverified	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
29	Smalls, Robertrobert-smalls	1839–1915	Both	Men	Navigation, Civic leadership, Public education	Beaufort, South Carolina	US	No known restrictions (institutional statement)	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08

Data dictionary

Schema 1.0. Future editions may add article sections, source-linked events, media and location records keyed by the same stable IDs. Editing happens in the versioned master file, not on this site.

id: Stable record ID and URL slug. Never reused.
number: Collection number from the master index.
name: Display name as recorded.
sortName: Explicit surname-first sort key (editorial overlay).
gender: Women / Men, as recorded.
life: Life dates exactly as recorded, including uncertainty notes.
domain: STEM, Humanities, or Both.
fields: Disciplines and practices.
born: Documented birthplace text, including disputes.
roots: Roots, identity and education places/notes.
worked: Documented work places.
impacted: Who or where impact reached — not residence.
local_tier: Curatorial place tier: SF Bay Area, California, US.
accomplishment: Overview narrative.
kid_k2 / kid_35: Reading-level versions.
question: Inquiry / making prompt.
teaching_note: Educator guidance.
sources: Title, URL and the claim each source supports.
image: Portrait source, credit, kind and rights statement.
rightsStatus: Per-image category: source-declared public domain, CC0, CC BY, no known restrictions, reuse supported by agency terms, rights unverified, or copyright asserted. Summarizes source evidence; not a legal determination.
reviewed / revision: Last-reviewed date and editorial revision status.