Sonja Loveday Davies
New Zealand nurse, labour activist, women’s rights activist, politician and peace campaigner
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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
Lily Anderson
Irish social campaigner and communist who joined the Communist Party in 1942 and served for many years on its subcommittees for social services, education, and women. She was best known as a campaigner for better nursery facilities in Belfast during the 1960s.
Lizzie Burns
Irish nationalist
Louise Gavan Duffy
Irish educator, nationalist and Irish language enthusiast
Annie Huggan
English-New Zealander textile worker, storekeeper, community leader and local politician
Sheila Murphy
Irish diplomat