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Hannah Arendt (1906-1975)
philosopher, historian, political scientist, essayist, sociologist, political theorist, resistance fighter
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
nurse, statistician, politician, teacher, sociologist
Daniel J. Boorstin (1914-2004)
librarian, historian, sociologist, lawyer, biographer, philosopher, Librarian of Congress
Alain Badiou (born 1937)
philosopher, playwright, editor, sociologist, mathematician, scientist
Hamid Dabashi (born 1951)
historian, professor, sociologist, literary historian, literary critic, journalist, film critic, peace activist
Susan Stryker (born 1960)
historian, film director, professor, film producer, sociologist
Sheila Rowbotham (born 1943)
historian, sociologist
Jane Addams (1860-1935)
journalist, philosopher, women's rights activist, autobiographer, social reformer, social critic, suffragette, peace activist, human rights activist, political theorist, sociologist
