Speech:

United Nations Press Statement on the 1996 Opa-Locka Shootdown

Speaker:

José Basulto

1981 - 2000 / National Security and Social Justice
A Cuban-born humanitarian, José Jesús Basulto León was known for his continual fight to restore democracy in Cuba and his passion for saving and preserving the lives of Cuban exiles. Basulto was born in Santiago de Cuba Oriente on August 8, 1940 to parents José and Lidia Basulto. When Basulto was two, his family moved…  Read more.
Speech:

Statement of Mollie H. Beattie, Nominated to be Director, Fish and Wildlife Service

Speaker:

Mollie H. Beattie

1981 - 2000 / Environmental Advocacy and Gender Equity
Mollie Hanna Beattie (April 27, 1947 – June 27, 1996) was an American conservationist and the first woman to head the United States Fish and Wildlife service (FWS). Born in Glen Cove, New York, Beattie earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Marymount College-Tarrytown, a master’s degree in forestry from the University of Vermont, and…  Read more.
Speech:

Respecting Choice: Genital Surgery as an Option

Speaker:

Martine Rothblatt

1981 - 2000 / Gender Equity and LGBTQ+ Activism
Martine Rothblatt, a prolific innovator, musician, and one of the wealthiest transgender people in the world, was born in 1954 in Chicago and raised in a suburb of San Diego. Rothblatt went to college at UCLA where they earned an MBA and JD. After graduating from UCLA, Rothblatt met and married their second spouse, Bina.…  Read more.
Speech:

Stop the Hate

Speaker:

Nancy Wohlforth

1981 - 2000 / Labor Justice and LGBTQ+ Activism
Nancy F. Wohlforth (1945 - present)—a union leader and labor activist—was known for her fierce commitment to social justice issues. She was especially known for her work to secure fair treatment of labor rights for gays and lesbians. Her upbringing was influenced by socialist parents whose lives were affected greatly by the insecurity of the…  Read more.
Yelena Bonner
Speech:

Speech Before the Congress of the United States

Speaker:

Yelena Bonner

1981 - 2000 / Human Rights
Elena Giorgiovna Bonner, also referred to as Yelena, was a human rights activist. Although journalists often referred to her as the wife of the renowned scientist and Soviet dissident, Andrei Sakharov, Bonner’s commitment to activism did not begin with their marriage. From her service in World War II until her death in 2011, Bonner was…  Read more.