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Joséphine de Beauharnais

First wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, and first Empress of France.

Winnie Carney

Irish trade unionist, feminist, and republican

Daisy Greville

British philanthropist and social leader

Margaret Buckley

Irish republican, trade unionist, and writer

Margaret Gaj

Irish restaurateur, radical, and political activist

Garmson was active on behalf of the unemployed, and supported the interests of women workers both within and outside the union. She persuaded the New Zealand Workers’ Union to endorse the organisation of women into trade unions, and proposed that a women’s branch of the NZWU be formed.

Frances Folsom Cleveland

US First Lady

Helena Concannon

Irish historian and politician

Conxita Mora Jordana

Conxita Mora Jordana was an Andorran politician of the Coalition for Progress party. She served as the first female Mayor of Andorra la Vella from 1999 to 2003. She later served as the director of the Andorran Business Confederation (CEA).