Jessie Williamson
New Zealand feminist activist
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Amy Kane
In 1951 she was appointed an OBE for services to women’s organisations. She continued to serve them faithfully for another 20 years and in 1963 was the first New Zealand woman to complete 100,000 flying miles.
Meg Connery
Irish suffragist
May Furey
New Zealand suffragist
Margaret Bullock
Energetic and talented, Margaret Bullock was a pioneer in several respects. As a journalist and parliamentary correspondent she gained entrance into a predominantly male profession. She also played a pivotal role in the nineteenth century women’s movement at both local and national levels.
Assia Djebar
Best known by her pen name Assia Djebar, Fatima-Zohra Imalayen was an Algerian feminist novelist, translator and filmmaker, considered one of North Africa’s most influential writers.
Lillie Devereaux Blake
American suffragist and social reformer
Thekla Beere
Irish civil servant and first chairman of the Commission on the Status of Women
Winnie Carney
Irish trade unionist, feminist, and republican
Helen Loring Grenfell
American educator, suffragist and penologist