Sarah Winnemucca was an educator & also an activist.
She was born in Nevada on 16th october 1891.
During her lifetime, she fought for the rights of native
americans.
She published a book called" Life Among the Paiutes:
Their Wrongs and Claims"
This book is about history of her people during their first 40
years of contact with European Americans. It is considered the
"first known autobiography written by a Native American
woman."