Phoebe Myers
Phoebe Myers was a formidable and tenacious woman whose ability as a teacher and political activist ensured that women’s interests became better represented in the New Zealand education system.
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Lily Atkinson
New Zealand temperance campaigner, suffragist and feminist
Kathleen Delap
Irish activist in women’s organisations
Isabella May
New Zealand temperance worker, suffragist and dress reformer
Joan Cochran
New Zealand social reformer, sex educator and teacher
Bessie Lee Cowie
New Zealand temperance campaigner, social reformer, lecturer, writer
Margaret Byers
Irish educationist, suffragist, and philanthropist
Dr Kate Waller Barrett
American physician, humanitarian, and social reformer
Amelia Opie
Britihs activist, novelist and poet
Dr Grace Abbott
American social worker and an influential advocate for children’s and immigrants’ rights in the early 1900s whose work significantly shaped social welfare policies in the United States.