Nancy Tyson Burbidge
Nancy Tyson Burbidge AM was an Australian systemic botanist, conservationist and curator of the CSIRO herbarium.
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Luisa Moreno
Luisa Moreno was a labor organizer and civil rights activist in the United States.
Mastoureh Afshar
Mastoureh Afshar was an Iranian intellectual, feminist, and leading figure in Iran’s women’s rights movement.
Ángela Jeria
Chilean archaeologist, the mother of Chilean president Michelle Bachelet and the wife of the Chilean Air Force
Amabel Anderson Arnold
Amabel Anderson Arnold LL.M. was an American lawyer and law professor who received degrees from both Benton College of Law and City College of Law and Finance within a five-day period.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer whose works range from novels to short stories to nonfiction.
Mary L Bonauto
Mary L. Bonauto is an American lawyer and civil rights advocate who has fought against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Mary Morello
Mary Morello is an American activist who founded anti-censorship group Parents for Rock and Rap in 1987.
Unity Dow
Unity Dow a Motswana judge, human rights activist and writer currently who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from 2 November 2019 – 26 August 2020.
Malala Yousafzai
At age eleven, Malala Yousafzai was already advocating for the rights of women and girls. As an outspoken proponent for girls’ right to education, Yousafzai was often in danger because of her beliefs. However, even after being shot by the Taliban, she continued her activism and founded the Malala Fund with her father. By age seventeen, Yousafzai became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her work.