Mary Brown Williams Ledbetter, commonly known as Brownie Ledbetter, was an activist who worked in Arkansas campaigns along with national and international ones. She helped grassroots organizations and was dedicated to fair education. Ledbetter was born in 1932 in Little Rock. By 1950, she was orphaned and she and her 3 siblings were raised by relatives. After her graduation at Little Rock High School, she went to Agnes Scott college in Georgia, but left without her degree. At

Born on October 13, 1989, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez serves as a U.S. legislator from the 14th district of New York, which includes portions of Queens and the Bronx. She defeated a 10-term incumbent in the 2018 Democratic primary, making her the youngest woman elected to the U.S. Congress at the age of 29. Her win was widely considered a major upset, signifying a change in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. The political philosophy of AOC is firmly based on vigorous