Activism Archives - Page 72 of 158

Mildred Trent

Described as ‘one of the best known, most public-spirited, and most useful women in Canterbury’.

Jetsun Pema

In 2011, Jetsun Pema (རྗེ་བཙུན་པདྨ་) was crowned Druk Gyaltsuen – the Dragon Queen of Bhutan – and is currently the world’s youngest queen consort.

Myrna Mack Chang was a respected Guatemalan anthropologist who was stabbed to death in 1990 by members of the Guatemalan military due to her criticism of the government’s treatment of the indigenous Maya and human rights abuses.

Emma Goldman

Russian-born Jewish anarchist, political activist, and writer who greatly influenced anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a prominent figure in Nigeria, known for her roles as an educator, political activist, suffragist, and advocate for women’s rights.

Amparo Poch y Gascón

Amparo Poch y Gascón was a significant Spanish figure in the fields of anarchism, pacifism, medicine, and activism during the Spanish Civil War.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver was a key figure in the Kennedy family, known for her philanthropy. She founded the Special Olympics, a sports organization for those with physical and intellectual disabilities, earning her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984 for her dedicated efforts.

Gregoria Apaza

Gregoria Apaza was an indigenous Aymara/Aimara leader in Bolivia. In 1781, she, along with her brother Julian Apaza (Tupac Katari) and sister-in-law Bartolina Sisa, played key roles in the indigenous uprising against Spanish colonial rule in Bolivia. They besieged La Paz and Sorata but were defeated and executed.

Maria Domingas Alves

During the Indonesian occupation (1975-1999), Alves emerged as a key leader in the resistance.

Maria Voce

Maria Voce is an Italian lawyer and theologian, who served as the president of the Focolare Movement from 7 July 2008, to 31 January 2021.