Sophia Taylor
New Zealand hostess, suffragist and landowner
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Rachel Don
New Zealand church and community worker
Harriet Keeler
Keeler was a Cleveland educator, botanist, author, suffragist, and lover of nature. Each aspect of her self-made career brought her a measure of celebrity far beyond northeast Ohio.
Elaine Marsh
Elaine Marsh is a long-time Ohio environmental advocate, best known for her leadership in restoring the Cuyahoga River.
Helen Nicol
New Zealand suffragist and temperance campaigner
Mary Player
New Zealand midwife, welfare worker, feminist and social reformer
Marlene Zertuche
Poet, editor and Mexican cultural promoter.
Isabel Fraser
New Zealand school principal and educationalist
Asieh Amini
Journalist and poet Asieh Amini is a leading voice in the campaign to end stoning and juvenile executions in Iran. Targeted by the state for her reporting and activism, she fled Iran in 2009, but continues to fight against censorship and other human rights abuses in the country.
Cecilia Chung
Cecilia Chung is a groundbreaking advocate for the transgender community and those living with HIV/AIDS. For decades, she has worked on the local, state, and national levels to end the discrimination and violence that her communities face.