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Top Trailblazers
Top Trailblazers
Meet the brave women that were as fierce as the Finger Lakes are beautiful. Each trailblazer has a mighty story and we’ve tried our best to capture its essence and importance. Click on their pictures to begin to understand their bravery, their sacrifices, their struggles, and their incredible impact. Then plan your visit to the sites and streets where these women took a stand for what they believed in.
Which brave woman is your kindred spirit? Take the quiz to find out!
![Top Trailblazers Harriet Tubman](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Harriet_Tubman_d801445f-fb5b-4d91-8e87-6a1e12d47972.jpg)
Harriet Tubman
Civil war hero, self-made entrepreneur, philanthropist
![Top Trailblazers Elizabeth Blackwell](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Elizabeth_Blackwell_f3c64b2a-f1f4-424a-a2a5-3576db73fbce.jpg)
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
First woman to receive a medical degree in the US, relentless public health activist
![Top Trailblazers Jikonsaseh](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Jikonsaseh_0aa6d70b-aea0-40ad-a858-a6b61ea4e5f0.jpg)
Jikonsaseh
“Mother of Nations,” Cofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy
![Top Trailblazers Susan B. Anthony](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Susan_B_Anthony_20650c95-5c84-4614-8c18-088d480456b8.jpg)
Susan B. Anthony
Legendary suffragist, abolitionist, civil rights leader
![Top Trailblazers Elizabeth Cady Stanton](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton_8d60904f-d005-44eb-a9c2-6c6d8c2f7267.jpg)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Renowned suffragist, principal author of the Declaration of Sentiments
![Top Trailblazers Frances Seward](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Frances_Seward_1b45a293-979d-44ba-ac33-8c25ae97a226.jpg)
Frances Seward
Original influencer, fierce antislavery advocate, women’s rights activist
![Top Trailblazers Martha Coffin Wright](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Martha_Coffin_Wright_ccf816b9-6886-4469-9484-cc598b25492a.jpg)
Martha Coffin Wright
Diehard suffragist, organizer of the first Women’s Rights Convention
![Top Trailblazers Matilda Joslyn Gage](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Matilda_Jocelyn_Gage_091ca887-d7b4-498f-9902-aef3f78b3cab.jpg)
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Unapologetic free-thinker, leading suffragist, Native American rights activist
![Top Trailblazers Emily Howland](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Emily_Howland_cda7ad6d-c7cf-4925-a311-210a3fc96709.jpg)
Emily Howland
Dedicated teacher of those formerly enslaved, world’s first female bank director, ardent suffragist
![Top Trailblazers Amelia Jenks Bloomer](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Amelia_Jenks_Bloomer_d0a1ac4c-01c5-420b-9c0e-a85f0c862d57.jpg)
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Feminist fashion icon, social reformer, newspaper editor
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![Top Trailblazers Visit Syracuse](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Visit_Syracuse_f56e6f34-9b5c-4e83-a64a-18c593b2f580.png)
![Top Trailblazers Experience Cortland](https://www.fingerlakestravelny.com/wp-content/uploads/Experience_Cortland_logo_58f83f03-279f-4077-9648-f20b6bf4a4a3.png)
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