callings of the archive

Public figure Biographies

Every archived life recorded as public figure, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Contemporary era

Rosa Parks

February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005

Seamstress whose refusal to move ignited the Montgomery bus boycott

Modern era

Bhikaiji Cama

September 24, 1861 – August 13, 1936

Indian activist (1861-1936)

Modern era

Dorothea Dix

April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887

American author and social reformer (1802–1887)