Camille du Gast
Daredevil sportswoman, animal rights activist and feminist in Belle Epoque Paris
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Harriet Hemenway
Harriet Lawrence Hemenway (1858-1960) in 1896 founded the Massachusetts Audubon Society with her cousin, Minna Hall (1851-1941).
Anna Clapp Harris Smith
Established the Animal Rescue League in 1899, which led to the installation of water basins around the city where dogs and cats could drink and the founding of the Horses Aid Association, which provided health care for the city’s horses free of charge
Kate Ward
English dog rescuer
Eleanor Whitton
Irish campaigner for animal welfare
Margaret Damer Dawson
Before becoming involved in policing, she was a talented student at the London Academy of Music, a respected mountaineer and a fearless campaigner for animal rights and the anti-vivisection movement. In 1906 she was secretary of the International Animal Protection Societies and was awarded medals by Finland and Denmark for her outstanding contribution to animal welfare.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
American philanthropist and author known for her temperance reform, and in behalf of the advancement of women.
Ouida
English novelist and animal rights advocate