Louise de Kéroualle
Duchess of Portsmouth and Aubigny and influential mistress of Charles II of England.
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Kassi
As the principal wife and paternal cousin of Mansa Suleyman, Kassi co-ruled the Kingdom of Mali jointly with her husband in the mid-1300s.
Agesistrata
Spartan queen in the 200s BCE
Agnes of Austria
Queen consort of Hungary, 1296–1301
Agnes of Poitou
German Empress in the 1000s CE
Sonja Loveday Davies
New Zealand nurse, labour activist, women’s rights activist, politician and peace campaigner
Sarojini Naidu
Indian poet and political activist
Jean Devanny
A ‘vivid, valiant and temerarious’ woman, Jean Devanny overcame many of the obstacles to women achieving independence, and through her writings sought the same end for others.
Leslie de Barra
Irish republican and Red Cross pioneer
Irene Calvert
Irish public servant and MP