Ana Betancourt
Cuban women’s rights activist
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Pamela Pigeon
New Zealand-British cryptographer and the first female commander in Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters during World War II.
A Nong
Shamaness, matriarch and warrior A Nong was a prominent figure among the Zhuang and Nùng people in the 11th century.
Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida
Angola’s “Mother of the Revolution”, Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida had many roles throughout her short life: nationalist, militant, writer, poet and translator, teacher and radio host.
Zrínyi Ilona
For patriotic service, a keen sense of diplomacy and an astonishing ability of conducting affairs of the state of the greatest importance the fame of Zrinyi Ilona outshines completely the brilliant array of Hungary’s great women.
Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
A member of the Mexican elite who fought for independence.
Appolonia Jagiello
Polish-Lithuanian American revolutionary and activist
Alice Wheatley
Alice Wheatley was awarded the ARRC in 1944 for her work in charge of the first nursing party of RAAF nurses in New Guinea. In 1951 Wheatley was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her work in the RAAF Nursing Service.
Mah Chuchak Begum
Mah Chuchak Begum was a wife of the second Mughal emperor Humayun who took over Kabul and rode into battle with her troops.
Ella Cleggett
Australian philanthropist and activist with the Tubercular Soldiers’ Aid Association of South Australia