Irene Calvert
Irish public servant and MP
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Lily Anderson
Irish social campaigner and communist who joined the Communist Party in 1942 and served for many years on its subcommittees for social services, education, and women. She was best known as a campaigner for better nursery facilities in Belfast during the 1960s.
Lucy Bhreatnach
Basque-Irish language activist, and co-founder of the first gaelscoil in Ireland
Lucy Cane
Irish public servant and assistant director of the Women’s Royal Naval Service during WWI
Te Kakapi
Te Āti Awa woman of mana
Ruawahine Irihāpeti Faulkner
Ngāi Te Rangi woman of mana, landowner
Selina Cossgrove
New Zealand community leader and scout leader
Te Rangi-i-pāia
Maori woman of rank of Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
Louise Gavan Duffy
Irish educator, nationalist and Irish language enthusiast
Una O’Higgins O’Malley
Irish peace and reconciliation activist