Lilly Becher
German writer, journalist, and committed communist activist known for being one of the first anti-Nazi authors who documented the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany during the 1930s.
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Tamara Bunke
Jewish Argentine revolutionary and guerilla fighter
Qiu Jin
Qiu Jin (秋瑾) was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and author who joined a failed uprising against the Qing dynasty and is celebrated as a national heroine, a martyr for republicanism and feminism.
Eglantyne Jebb
British social reformer who founded the Save the Children organisation at the end of World War I
Annie Turnbo Malone
Businesswoman, inventor, and philanthropist who was one of the first African American women to become a millionaire.
Elizabeth Torlesse
New Zealander who ran a female refuge in the 1800s
Kitty Seville
New Zealand health and welfare worker
Marjorie Chambers
New Zealand nursing pioneer
Ellenor Watson
New Zealand community leader
Janet Fraser
Her lifelong concern for the poor and disadvantaged and her lively interest in health matters and women’s concerns made her an important adviser to her politician husband.