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All Journalism & Mass Media Scholars & Public Intellectuals Education Religion & Religious Movements

Role: Any Educator 32 Author 13 Activist 11 Founder 4 Psychologist 4

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4 people

Mary Lyon 1797–1849EducationFounder of Mount Holyoke, the first endowed college for American women

Sal Khan b. 1976EducationFounder of Khan Academy, whose free online lessons have reached hundreds of millions of learners globally.

Wendy Kopp b. 1967EducationFounder of Teach for America, which places college graduates as teachers in underserved schools.

Geoffrey Canada b. 1952EducationSocial activist who founded the Harlem Children's Zone, a model for comprehensive community-based education.