Claim To Fame : Social Reformers
535 memorials found
Jane Addams
6 Sep 1860 – 21 May 1935Social Reformer. A Nobel Peace Prize winner, she was daughter of...
Cedarville, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
Felix Adler
13 Aug 1851 – 24 Apr 1933Religious Reformer. Born in Alzey, Germany, he immigrated to...
Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Joseph Barondess
3 Jul 1863 – 19 Jun 1928Social Reformer, Labor Leader. This native of Kamenetz Podolsk...
Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA
Clara Barton
25 Dec 1821 – 12 Apr 1912Social Reformer. She was the founder of the American Red Cross,...
Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Ella Reeve Bloor
8 Jul 1862 – 10 Aug 1951Social Reformer. Born near Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New...
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
John Brown
9 May 1800 – 2 Dec 1859Abolitionist, Folk Figure. He led a controversial raid on Harpers...
North Elba, Essex County, New York, USA
Levi Coffin
28 Oct 1798 – 16 Sep 1877Abolitionist. He is remembered as the "President of the...
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Eugene Victor Debs
5 Nov 1855 – 20 Oct 1926Union Labor Leader, Political Activist, Socialist Presidential...
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Medgar Evers
2 Jul 1925 – 12 Jun 1963Civil Rights Leader, Social Reformer. As field secretary for the...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
William Lloyd Garrison
12 Dec 1805 – 24 May 1879Abolitionist, Social Reformer. He became famous in the 1830's for...
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Emma Goldman
27 Jun 1869 – 14 May 1940Anarchist. Known for her political activism, writing and...
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Sidney Hillman
23 Mar 1887 – 10 Jul 1946Labor Leader. Born in Zagare, Lithuania, he was a key figure in...
Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Mary Harris “Mother” Jones
1 May 1830 – 30 Nov 1930Social Reformer. She was born in Ireland, moved to Canada with...
Mount Olive, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Helen Keller
27 Jun 1880 – 1 Jun 1968Social Reformer, Civil Rights Activist. After losing her sight...
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
15 Jan 1929 – 4 Apr 1968Nobel Prize Laureate Social Reformer. He was the recipient of the...
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Meyer London
29 Dec 1871 – 6 Jun 1926US Congressman, Socialist Leader. Born in Kalvaria, Russia, he...
Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA
George Meany
16 Aug 1894 – 10 Jan 1980Labor Leader. He was one of the founder of the American...
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Thomas Joseph “Tom” Mooney
8 Dec 1882 – 6 Mar 1942Social Reformer. Thomas Joseph Mooney was born in Chicago, the...
Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Carry Amelia “Carrie” Nation
25 Nov 1846 – 9 Jun 1911Folk figure, Prohibitionist. She was a former wife of an...
Belton, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Wendell Phillips
29 Nov 1811 – 2 Feb 1884Abolitionist, Lawyer, and Orator. He was born in Boston,...
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
