For a woman who, facing active opposition, backed an unpopular cause in which she deeply believed:
Click on name to read more about each honoree.
- Helen Adamo, 2000
- Rev. Lisa Anderson, 2017
- Kamillia Barton, 2018
- Chelsea Boozer, 2013
- Doris Bradshaw, 1998
- Amerah Shabazz-Bridges, 2015
- Josephine Burson,* 1989
- Anne Stone Carriere, 2023
- Ashley Coffield, 2016
- Rev. Cheryl Cornish, 2004
- Alzada Clark,* 1988
- Teri Craven, 2010
- Corinne Derenburger, 2008
- Nickii Elrod, 1995
- Tandy Gilliland, 2002
- Africa Gonzalez, 2009
- Frances Goodman McMahon, 1996
- Minerva Johnican,* 1985
- Dr. June Averyt,* 2006
- Georgia King, 1994
- Vanessa Luellen, 2012
- Susan Mackenzie, 1999
- Patricia Merrill, 2002
- Pat Morgan, 2005
- Teresa Rae Dowdy, 1992
- Laurel Reisman, 2003
- Mildred Richard-Edwards, 2019
- Vanessa Rodley, 2024
- Margery Rumbarger McSweeney, 1987
- Jennifer Murry-Rodley, 2024
- Anne Shafer,* 2001
- Maxine Smith,* 1986
- Novella Smith-Arnold, 1997
- Modeane Nichols Thompson,* 2007
- Rita Underhill, 1991
- Lauren Williams-Batiste, 2025
- Eunice Wilson, 1993
- Deb Whalen Word, 2011
- Jocelyn Wurzburg, 1990
* = deceased
Our most recent Courage honoree:
Lauren Williams-Batiste, organized successful neighborhood opposition to a proposed industrial sawmill