Susan B. Anthony’s 200th Birthday

First African American woman to graduate from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Founder of Physicians and Laypersons Educational Associates of Greater Rochester.

University of Rochester alumnus. Cofounder of the Sexual Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS). Early medical director at Planned Parenthood.

American social and political activist under the Carter administration. The first woman to serve in the White House as a presidential assistant.

Research director for the Foreign Policy Association. Founding director of University of Rochester’s Non-Western Civilizations program.

Eastman School of Music alumnus. American soprano known for performances in opera, concerts, theater, and film as well as on great public occasions.

American nurse (RN, PNP). Cofounder of the first pediatric nurse practitioner program. Founding dean of the University of Rochester School of Nursing.

University of Rochester alumnus. Psychologist and professor. Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. The first African American woman to serve active duty in the US Coast Guard.

University of Rochester alumnus. Teacher. First African American woman to graduate from the University.

University of Rochester alumnus. Biochemist who made significant contributions to the discovery of DNA polymerase.

University of Rochester alumnus. Native American scientist and professor engaged in biomedical research, STEM education, and mentoring, with a focus on American Indian and Alaska Native health.

Cofounders of the Global Partnership for Women and Girls. Social entrepreneurs dedicated to the education and economic advancement of Muslim women and girls in local communities around the world.

The first African American woman to be elected to the Monroe County (New York) Legislature. Fierce advocate for education, housing, jobs, and equality in Rochester.

University of Rochester alumnus. Ophthalmologist and tennis professional. She is the first and only transgender individual to play in both the men’s and women’s tournaments in the US Open.

University of Rochester alumnus. National leader in the study of educational and occupational trajectories of marginalized students

Community activist and educator. The first African American woman to serve both as a member and as president of the Rochester City Council.

American politician representing upstate New York in the United States House of Representatives for 16 consecutive terms.

University of Rochester alumnus. Canadian physicist. Pioneer in the field of lasers. Recipient of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics.

University of Rochester alumnus. Founder and chairman of Broadstone Net Lease, a real estate investment trust with more than $4 billion in commercial properties located throughout the United States.

University of Rochester alumnus. Noted librarian at the Eastman School of Music. Built one of the world’s greatest collections at the Sibley Music Library.

Founder of the University of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery. Philanthropist and patron of the arts in Rochester.