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Master index of figures. Column headers sort.
					Fields	Born			Sources	Revision
01	Douglas, Emoryemory-douglas	Born 1943	Humanities	Men	Graphic design, Illustration, Visual communication	Grand Rapids, Michigan	SF Bay Area	CC BY	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
02	Johnson, Sargent Claudesargent-claude-johnson	1888–1967 (birth year varies by source)	Humanities	Men	Sculpture, Ceramics, Public art	Boston, Massachusetts	SF Bay Area	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
03	Pleasant, Mary Ellenmary-ellen-pleasant	Birth uncertain–1904	Humanities	Women	Entrepreneurship, Civil rights, Community investment	Disputed; not established in this edition	SF Bay Area	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
04	Soskin, Betty Reidbetty-reid-soskin	1921–2025	Humanities	Women	Public history, Music, Entrepreneurship	Detroit, Michigan	SF Bay Area	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
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
06	Bass, Charlottacharlotta-bass	1874–1969 (NPS dates)	Humanities	Women	Journalism, Publishing, Civic participation	Sumter, South Carolina (NPS account)	California	Source-declared public domain	[1]	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
08	Granville, Evelyn Boydevelyn-boyd-granville	1924–2023	STEM	Women	Mathematics, Computer programming, Education	Washington, D.C.	California	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
09	Hawkins, Augustus F.augustus-hawkins	1907–2007	Humanities	Men	Public service, Education policy, Labor rights	Shreveport, Louisiana	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
11	Matthews, Miriammiriam-matthews	1905–2003	Humanities	Women	Librarianship, History, Archives	Pensacola, Florida	California	No known restrictions (institutional statement)	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
12	Still, William Grantwilliam-grant-still	1895–1978	Humanities	Men	Composition, Orchestral music, Conducting	Woodville, Mississippi	California	No known restrictions (institutional statement)	[1][2]	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
14	Ball, Alice Augustaalice-ball	1892–1916	STEM	Women	Chemistry, Medicine, Public health	Seattle, Washington	US	Source-declared public domain	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
15	Bolin, Janejane-bolin	1908–2007	Humanities	Women	Law, Children's rights, Public service	Poughkeepsie, New York	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
16	Brown, Marie Van Brittanmarie-van-brittan-brown	1922–1999	STEM	Women	Invention, Electronics, Home safety	Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York	US	Rights unverified	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
17	Cary, Mary Ann Shaddmary-ann-shadd-cary	1823–1893	Humanities	Women	Journalism, Education, Law, Civil rights	Wilmington, Delaware	US	CC BY	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
18	Easley, Annieannie-easley	1933–2011	STEM	Women	Computer science, Mathematics, Energy research	Birmingham, Alabama	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
19	Jones, Frederick McKinleyfrederick-mckinley-jones	1893–1961	STEM	Men	Mechanical engineering, Refrigeration, Invention	Cincinnati, Ohio	US	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
20	Julian, Percypercy-julian	1899–1975	STEM	Men	Chemistry, Medicines, Industrial research	Montgomery, Alabama	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
21	Just, Ernest Everetternest-everett-just	1883–1941	STEM	Men	Marine biology, Cell biology, Education	Charleston, South Carolina	US	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
22	Keckley, Elizabeth Hobbselizabeth-hobbs-keckley	1818–1907	Humanities	Women	Fashion design, Entrepreneurship, Writing, Mutual aid	Dinwiddie County, Virginia	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
23	Latimer, Lewislewis-latimer	1848–1928	STEM	Men	Electrical technology, Technical drawing, Invention	Chelsea, Massachusetts	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
24	Lewis, Edmoniaedmonia-lewis	about 1844–1907	Humanities	Women	Sculpture, Black and Indigenous history	Near Greenbush, New York (early-life details uncertain)	US	CC0	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
25	Micheaux, Oscaroscar-micheaux	1884–1951	Humanities	Men	Filmmaking, Writing, Entrepreneurship	Metropolis, Illinois (some scholarship places his birth near Cairo)	US	Rights unverified	[1][2][3][4]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
26	Rustin, Bayardbayard-rustin	1912–1987	Humanities	Men	Civil rights, Organizing, Nonviolent action, Human rights	West Chester, Pennsylvania	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
27	Savage, Augustaaugusta-savage	1892–1962	Humanities	Women	Sculpture, Arts education, Community leadership	Green Cove Springs, Florida	US	Source-declared public domain	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
28	Schomburg, Arturo Alfonsoarturo-alfonso-schomburg	1874–1938	Humanities	Men	Archives, Historical research, Libraries, Afro-Latino history	San Juan, Puerto Rico	US	Source-declared public domain	[1][2][3]	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
30	Thomas, Valerievalerie-thomas	Born 1943	STEM	Women	Physics, Satellite imaging, Computer systems	Maryland	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
31	Turner, Charles Henrycharles-henry-turner	1867–1923	STEM	Men	Animal behavior, Entomology, Education	Cincinnati, Ohio	US	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
32	Wesley, Dorothy Porterdorothy-porter-wesley	1905–1995	Humanities	Women	Libraries, Archives, Historical research	Warrenton, Virginia	US	No known restrictions (institutional statement)	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
33	West, Gladysgladys-west	1930–2026	STEM	Women	Mathematics, Geodesy, Computer programming	Dinwiddie County, Virginia	US	Source-declared public domain	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
34	Woods, Granville T.granville-woods	1856–1910	STEM	Men	Electrical engineering, Rail transportation, Invention	Columbus, Ohio	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
35	Woodson, Carter G.carter-g-woodson	1875–1950	Humanities	Men	History, Education, Publishing	New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia	US	Rights unverified	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
36	Van Der Zee, Jamesjames-van-der-zee	1886–1983	Humanities	Men	Photography, Visual storytelling, Community history	Lenox, Massachusetts	US	Source-declared public domain	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
37	Johnson, Katherinekatherine-johnson	1918–2020	STEM	Women	Mathematics, Spaceflight trajectories, Research	White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2]	NASA trio addition; primary-source review2026-11-08
38	Vaughan, Dorothydorothy-vaughan	1910–2008	STEM	Women	Mathematics, Computer programming, Scientific team leadership	Kansas City, Missouri	US	No known restrictions (institutional statement)	[1][2]	NASA trio addition; primary-source review2026-11-08
39	Jackson, Marymary-jackson	1921–2005	STEM	Women	Aeronautical engineering, Mathematics, Equal opportunity in STEM	Hampton, Virginia	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2]	NASA trio addition; primary-source review2026-11-08
40	Jemison, Maemae-jemison	Born 1956	STEM	Women	Space science, Medicine, Chemical engineering	Decatur, Alabama	SF Bay Area	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2][3]	Requested astronaut addition2026-11-08
41	Bluford, Guionguion-bluford	Born 1942	STEM	Men	Aerospace engineering, Space science, Aviation	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2][3]	Requested astronaut addition2026-11-08
42	Colvin, Claudetteclaudette-colvin	1939–2026	Humanities	Women	Civil rights, Civic participation, Legal advocacy, Community care	Birmingham, Alabama	US	CC BY	[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]	Requested addition; source and portrait evidence reviewed2026-11-08

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.