Florence Merriam Bailey
American ornithologist, naturalist, and author
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Hallie Quinn Brown
African American educator, writer, and women’s rights activist, renowned for her contributions to education and the fight for racial and gender equality.
Dr Helen Rodríguez Trías
Pioneering American pediatrician, educator, and women’s rights activist.
Dora Mayer
Self-taught researcher, writer, sociologist, journalist, social activist.
Ella Baker
Leading African-American civil rights and human rights activist throughout much of the twentieth century.
Huda Sha’arawi
Pioneering Egyptian feminist leader and nationalist who founded the Egyptian Feminist Union in 1923, becoming a central figure in Egypt’s early feminist movement.
Bea Arthur
While Bea Arthur is widely recognized for her iconic roles in “Maude” and “The Golden Girls,” her life and career were rich with fascinating, lesser-known aspects.
Frances Stewart
New Zealand women and children’s rights activist and the first female member of a New Zealand hospital board.
Isabella Tod
Irish feminist and reformer
Norma Borthwick
Irish artist, writer and Irish-language activist