Justa

Justa Holz-Mänttäri is a German-born Finnish translation scholar.

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She developed the Theory of Translatorial Action and the concept of "message carrier".

Justa Barrios (died 2020) was an American home care worker and labor organizer who worked with the Ain't I A Woman? Campaign, a coalition of professional caregivers, against the 24-hour workday and the National Mobilization Against Sweatshops (NMASS), a grassroots labor organization. Barrios was a home care worker for 18 years and notably worked 24-hour shifts for over 14 years, five days a week. She developed severe asthma and heart problems as a result. In 2020, the Aint I A Woman? Campaign reported that Barrios had died of COVID-19. Barrios was working to distribute Personal Protective Equipment to home care workers throughout New York City shortly before she contracted COVID-19.

Justa Canaviri is an Aymara (Indigenous Bolivian) chef who has become noted for her traditional Indigenous braids, skirt and bowler hat, outspokenness on issues such as family violence, LGBT rights, and indigenous rights. Canaviri changed the face of Bolivian television, when she began broadcasting her cooking show by introducing for the first time an indigenous woman as the main presence. In 2014, she was honored as one of the BBC's 100 Women Series.