Activism Archives - Page 151 of 173

Joyce Parrish O’Neal

Joyce Parrish O’Neal participated in many marches supporting African Americans’ right to vote during the Civil Rights Movement.

From her humble Ohio childhood, Gloria Steinem grew up to become an acclaimed journalist, trailblazing feminist, and one of the most visible, passionate leaders and spokeswomen of the women’s rights movement in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Deloris Jordan

Known as the mother of the greatest basketball player of all time, Deloris Jordan is more than just Michael Jordan’s mom. Mrs. Jordan has established multiple charities and has served as the President and Founder of the James R. Jordan Foundation for almost two decades. She has also established the Kenya Women and Children’s Wellness Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

Della Elliott

Labor activist Della Elliott was a strong supporter of causes outside the union movement. She was involved in the wartime Sheepskins for Russia campaign during the war, The League for Democracy in Greece and the Union of Australian Women. She helped historians of the union movement in Australia and, with a collective of women that included Quentin Bryce, worked to establish the Jessie Street National Women’s Library in Sydney. Towards the end of her life, she gifted a scholarship to the University of Sydney Women’s College to assist female Indigenous students.

Aila Inkeri Keto

In 1982 she and and her husband formed the Australian Rainforest Conservation Society, of which she has been President for the past 30 years.

Vida Jane Goldstein

In the first two decades of the twentieth century, Goldstein became the face of Australian feminism.

Aileen Moreton-Robinson

Aileen Moreton-Robinson is a Goenpul woman from Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island), Quandamooka First Nation (Moreton Bay) in Queensland, and Professor of Indigenous Studies at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

Gertrude Mary Zichy-Woinarski

She played a key role in relief efforts during the 1930s depression, taking a particular interest in the welfare of unemployed girls excluded from most government provision.

Matina Mottee

Mottee was most concerned with ensuring immigrant women knew their legal rights. She continued to advocate for migrant women’s issues in public policy well into retirement age.

Lani Ka’ahumanu

Lani Ka’ahumanu, a leader of the bisexual rights movement in the U.S., has worked for greater visibility for bisexuals both within the LGBTQ movement as well as broader society. An author, community organizer, and health advocate, she has been a driving force behind the fight against biphobia since 1980.