Barbara Gittings (1932-2007) – A pioneer for LGBT rights, Gittings lived in Philadelphia and in the 1950s organized New York’s chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis, a lesbian civil rights organization, editing their newspaper, The Ladder. Working with fellow LGBT activist Frank Kameny, Gittings organized the first public demonstrations for LGBT rights—now referred to as the Annual Reminders—symbolically choosing Independence Hall, the birthplace of freedom.