Harriet Taylor Mill
British philosopher and advocate of women’s rights
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Katharine Glasier
English socialist politician, journalist, and novelist, best known for her pivotal role as a founding member of the Independent Labour Party (ILP) in 1893.
Mabel Vernon
American suffragist and pacifist who emerged as a prominent leader in the United States suffrage movement
Maria Deraismes
French author and Freemason who played a significant role in advancing women’s rights.
Lillian Harman-O’Brien
American feminist whose life was dedicated to championing women’s sexual freedom and challenging societal norms.
Laura Smith Haviland
Pivotal figure in the American abolitionist movement.
Elizabeth Montagu
Significant figure in 18th-century Britain, playing a key role in social reform, supporting the arts, hosting literary gatherings, offering literary criticism, and writing extensively. She was instrumental in organizing and leading the Blue Stockings Society.
Emily Wilding Davison
English suffragette
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
American labor leader, activist, and feminist. Flynn played a key role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union.
Helen Laird
Irish actress, costumier, teacher, and feminist