Dorothea Beale
Dorothea Beale studied at Queen’s College, London where she became the first female mathematics tutor. She became Principal of Cheltenham Ladies’ College and a founder of St Hilda’s College, Oxford.
Dorothea Beale studied at Queen’s College, London where she became the first female mathematics tutor. She became Principal of Cheltenham Ladies’ College and a founder of St Hilda’s College, Oxford.
Immensely popular English novelist.
Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919), an American suffragist leader, minister and physician.
Eve Mahlab is an influential Australian lawyer and businesswoman who has successfully advocated for women’s advancement in society and the workplace, through her achievements in business leadership, lobbying and philanthropy.
An influential Auckland citizen with a reputation as a compelling speaker, writer, administrator and social activist
Mary Colclough was a highly controversial public figure for a few years only, but she jolted the people of Auckland by fundamentally challenging contemporary assumptions and values about woman’s place in New Zealand society.
Famously referred to as “the woman who was ahead of the women who were ahead of their time,” author, activist, and lecturer Matilda Joslyn Gage worked tirelessly to advocate for abolition, women’s rights, and Native American rights.
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Physician and zoologist Claire Weekes was the first woman to earn a doctorate of science at the University of Sydney, and a long-time advocate for women’s rights.