Nellie Wilson spent her life fighting for employment opportunities for women and was the first African American woman to hold a leadership position in her local steelworkers union.

Doris Thom, who helped open higher-paying jobs to women in Wisconsin, was the first woman to hold leadership positions in her local labor unions.

Catherine Conroy was a founding member of both the National Organization for Women and the Coalition of Labor Union Women.

Carin Clauss was the first woman Solicitor in the U.S. Department of Labor.