Dr Anna Julia Haywood Cooper
African American educator, writer, and scholar, remembered for her advocacy for African American women’s education and civil rights.
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Nathalie Lemel
Militant anarchist and feminist who participated on the barricades at the Commune de Paris of 1871
Ruth Homan
Educator and advocate for women’s welfare, who served on the London School Board for several years, and actively participated in Liberal politics, promoting progressive social policies.
Sheila North
The first woman to be voted as the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Grand Chief by First Nations leaders.
Amache Ochinee Prowers
Notable figure in Colorado’s history, known for her cultural and social influence.
Mary Ritter Beard
Prominent American historian, author, and women’s suffrage activist.
Mary Macarthur
Scottish suffragist and trade unionist
Moa Martinson
Prominent figure in Sweden’s proletarian literature
Monica Sjöö
Swedish-born artist and writer who strongly advocated radical anarcho/eco-feminism and played a pivotal role in the early development of the Goddess movement.
Muriel Rukeyser
Renowned Jewish-American writer known for her poetry, essays, biographies, and active political engagement, focusing on themes like equity, women’s rights, social justice, and her Jewish heritage.