Clara Fraser

Clara Fraser was incredibly passionate about workers and women’s rights as well as fighting against the segregation that was present in Seattle in the mid-1900s.

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Danni Askini

Danni Askini is a transgender activist who is from Seattle, Washington. She is one of the founders of the Gender Justice League, a transgender rights advocacy organization based in Capitol Hill.

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Deborah Parker

From Washington to D.C., Tulalip Tribe Vice-Chairwomxn Deborah Parker is a pillar of Indigenous leadership and activism about violence against Indigenous women.

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Pramila Jayapal

The first South Asian American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing the 7th district of Washington State.

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Julia Wallace

She was the first woman to become a city councillor in Palmerston North, serving from 1962 to 1968. Because of her disability, she worked tirelessly for the New Zealand Crippled Children Society.

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Ruth Page

Ruth Page came to prominence in 1955 when she led the controversial and much publicised Nelson women’s railway protest.

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Miriam Bridelia Soljak

A New Zealander through and through, she asserted her nationality and championed the cause of urban Maori and working-class women fearlessly and with total commitment.

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