Agnes Ryan
Irish teacher, activist and philanthropist
Category Archives: Philanthropy
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Mary Carpenter
English philanthropist and author active in working for the benefit of orphaned or neglected children.
Margaret Dockrell
Irish suffragist, philanthropist, and councillor
Amelia Randall
Amelia Mary Randall, although quiet and unassuming, was during the early twentieth century one of the wealthiest women in Hawke’s Bay, and an important public benefactor.
Dorothy Michaelis Theomin
New Zealand philanthropist
Emily White
Emily White made a significant contribution to community and horticultural life in New Zealand, and was her adopted country’s first woman gardening author of note.
Anne Deane
Irish businesswoman, philanthropist, and nationalist
Letitia Overend
Irish philanthropist and motor enthusiast
Naomi Letham Overend
Irish philanthropist and motor enthusiast
Sarah P H Doremus
American philanthropist interested in founding permanent homes and hospitals, particularly for women.