Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen
African-American writer, temperance activist and music professor
African-American writer, temperance activist and music professor
English-Australian singer
Australian soprano opera singer
1700s princess of Prussia and composer
Algerian writer and singer Taos Amrouche became the first modern Algerian woman to publish a novel in 1947, the autobiographical Jacinthe noire. It is also one of the earliest novels published in French by a North African woman writer.
Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa and Te Āti Awa woman of mana, teacher, entertainer, community leader and Mormon leader
Ngāti Porou shearer, performer, teacher, songwriter and cultural adviser
A strong and determined woman, Joan Wood made a major contribution to the educational and artistic life of New Zealand. Thousands of New Zealanders, particularly women and children, have benefited from the play centre movement she helped found.
Irish folk singer
Irish music educationist