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Harriet Jacobs

Author of the autobiography, “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” The book, now an “American classic,” gives a plain account of the horrors of slavery and her path to freedom.

Izabela Moszczeńska-Rzepecka

Polish feminist, journalist, translator, and suffragette who was imprisoned

One of the most prominent figures in Ukrainian literature, renowned for her poems and plays. In addition to her literary contributions, she actively participated in political, civil, and feminist movements.

Lucy Parsons

Prominent African-American social anarchist and later anarcho-communist

Caitlín Maude

Irish poet, writer, singer, actress, dramatist and Irish-language activist

Kathleen Browne

Irish agriculturist, writer and politician

Kathleen Behan

Irish republican

Jane Ewart-Biggs

British politician and President of the British Committee of UNICEF, later serving as the Labour Party’s spokesperson on home affairs, consumer affairs and overseas development.