Eleanor Rosalynn Carter is an American writer and activist who served as the first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981 as the wife of President Jimmy Carter. For decades,Carter has been a leading advocate for numerous causes,including mental health.
Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore is an American social issues advocate,activist,photographer and author who was the second lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. She is married to Al Gore,the 45th vice president of the United States,although they separated in 2010.
Ima Hogg,known as "The First Lady of Texas",was an American society leader,philanthropist,mental health advocate,patron and collector of the arts,and one of the most respected women in Texas during the 20th century. Hogg was an avid art collector,and owned works by Picasso,Klee,and Matisse,among others. Hogg donated hundreds of pieces of artwork to Houston's Museum of Fine Arts and served on a committee to plan the Kennedy Center in Washington,D.C. An enthusiastic collector of early American antiques,she also served on a committee tasked with locating historical furniture for the White House. She restored and refurbished several properties,including the Varner plantation and Bayou Bend,which she later donated to Texas arts and historical institutions who maintain the facilities and their collections today. Hogg received numerous awards and honors,including the Louise E. du Pont Crowninshield Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation,the Santa Rita Award from the University of Texas System,and an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Southwestern University.
August William Ritter Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 41st Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the district attorney for Denver before his election to the governorship in 2006.
Luisa Pimentel Ejército,commonly known as Dra. Loi Ejército,is a Filipino politician and physician who last served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2001 to 2007. She is the wife of former Philippine President Joseph Ejercito Estrada,and was the twelfth First Spouse of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001. Her son,Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada,is an incumbent senator since 2022 and previously from 2004 to 2016.
Debbie Stafford is a Colorado legislator. First appointed to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2000,Stafford was elected four times to represent House District 40,which encompasses Elbert County and rural Arapahoe County east of Aurora,Colorado. Noted for her work on animal welfare and children's issues,Stafford left the Republican caucus and joined the Democratic Party in October 2007.
Amy Stephens is a Principal in Public Policy and Regulation Practice at Dentons,a multinational law firm;previously,she served as Colorado House Majority Leader and House Minority Caucus Chairman in the Colorado House of Representatives.
Jeanne Labuda was a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006,Labuda represented House District 1.
Ellen Stuart Roberts is an attorney and former Republican legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. From 2006-2010,Roberts served as the State Representative for House District 59. In 2010,she was elected to Senate District 6 and served until her resignation at the end of 2016. In 2015,she was elected to serve as the President Pro-Tem for the Colorado State Senate,a position she held until her resignation.
Sara Elizabeth Gagliardi was a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A career nurse,Gagliardi was first elected as a Democrat in 2006 to the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented House District 27,which encompasses most of Arvada,Colorado,until her defeat in the 2010 election by Republican Libby Szabo. During her time with the House of Representatives,Gagliardi served as vice-chair for two legislative committees and successfully carried 22 bills into law,predominantly on health care,state services and education,and state fiscal issues. Following the recall attempt and subsequent resignation of Senator Evie Hudak in November 2013,Gagliardi announced her intention to be appointed to the office by the Democratic vacancy committee. The committee ultimately appointed Rachel Zenzinger.
Dianne I. Primavera is an American politician who is the 50th lieutenant governor of Colorado. A Democrat,she previously served as the Colorado State Representative for the 33rd district from 2007 to 2011,and again from 2013 to 2017. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis selected Primavera as his running mate,in the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.
Jeannie Mai-Jenkins is an American television host and stylist best known for her work on the makeover show How Do I Look? and the syndicated daytime talk show The Real. As a fashion expert,she is frequently featured on television programs such as Today,Extra TV,Entertainment Tonight,and Insider. She has also appeared as a host for E! as well as a red carpet host for the American Music Awards and as a correspondent for the Miss Universe pageant. She is currently a sideline reporter on Holey Moley on ABC.
Jeannie P. Baliles founded the Virginia Literacy Foundation,which was incorporated in 1987. She is the former wife of Gerald Baliles,the 65th Governor of Virginia,and served as First Lady of Virginia from 1986 to 1990.
Joseph Arridy was an American man who was falsely convicted and wrongfully executed for the 1936 rape and murder of Dorothy Drain,a 15-year-old girl in Pueblo,Colorado. He was manipulated by the police to make a false confession due to his mental incapacities. Arridy was mentally disabled and was 23 years old when he was executed on January 6,1939.
Born This Way Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 by American artist and activist Lady Gaga and her mother,Cynthia Germanotta. Named after the singer's album Born This Way (2011),the Foundation is committed to supporting the wellness of young people and working with them to "make the world kinder and braver".
Rhonda Marshall Fields is a Democratic politician from Colorado. She represents District 28 in the Colorado Senate. During the 2020 reapportionment process,Buckner's residence moved from senate district 29 to senate district 28. Earlier,she represented District 29 from January 2017 to January 2023. Previously,she served as member of the Colorado State House of Representatives representing District 42 from Aurora,Colorado. She was the first African American woman elected in State House District 42,as well as the first Speaker pro Tempore.
Dafna Michaelson Jenet is a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represents House District 32 and prior to redistricting,District 30,which covered a portion of Adams County including parts of Commerce City,Aurora,Brighton,Henderson,Bennett,Keensburg,Strasburg,and Thornton. She was elected to her seat in 2016,unseating Republican incumbent JoAnn Windholz.
Maria Guajardo Lucero is an American educator and advocate for children and the Latino community. Born to illiterate Mexican migrant workers in California,she earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and social relations at Harvard University and her master's degree and doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Denver. From 1988 to 2013,she worked in several state and national government-level positions to increase opportunities for low-income children and Latinos,and served as executive director of the Latin American Research and Service Agency. In 2013 she moved to Tokyo,Japan,to develop a new degree program in international liberal arts at Sōka University. She served as dean of the program from 2013 to 2016,when she was promoted to vice president of the university (2016-2020). She is the recipient of numerous honors and awards,and was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2010.
Cynthia Louise Germanotta is an American philanthropist,activist and entrepreneur. She is the president of the Born This Way Foundation,which she co-founded with her daughter Lady Gaga in 2012.
Katherine Ann Maraman is an American judge who has been a member of the Supreme Court of Guam since 2008. From 2017 to 2020,she served as the court's chief justice,becoming the first female chief justice on the island and across Micronesia.
