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Isabelle Gatti de Gamond

Belgian educationalist, feminist, and politician.

Ella M S Marble

American physician who had a diverse career as a journalist, educator, and activist. Marble actively supported women’s interests and participated in various movements from an early age.

Pioneering figure in the early history of women in medicine in the United Kingdom who made significant contributions to the advancement of women’s rights and played a crucial role in the struggle for women’s access to medical education.

Emilia Dilke

British author, art historian, feminist, and trade unionist.

Katharine Dexter McCormick

Trailblazing U.S. suffragist, philanthropist, and visionary. Her groundbreaking contributions paved the way for the development of the first birth control pill.

Eunice Newton Foote

American scientist, inventor, and advocate for women’s rights; the first scientist to propose the idea of the greenhouse effect.

Bertha Lutz

Notable Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat and played a key role in the Pan-American feminist and human rights movements. Her efforts were crucial in achieving women’s suffrage in Brazil.