Allen Allensworth (died 1914) Founded African-American town of Allensworth in Central Valley
- African American History web page
- Suite University - book commercial information site
- California History Online
Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) Fought for farm workers' rights
- Cesar Chavez
- MyPrimeTime.com
An online magazine
Ng Poon Chew (1866-1931) Worked for rights of Chinese Americans
Dolores Huerta (born 1930) Started labor union for farm workers
- National Women's History Project
- Hispanic American Biography
via the Gale Research site
George Shima (1865-1926) Japanese immigrant, "Potato King"
- No extensive biographies on the Internet.
- Fact Monster
- Infoplease
Women's Rights Workers
Caroline Severance (1820-1914) started Women's Clubs to promote reform