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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Margaret Thorn

The realities of working-class life made her a lifelong rebel against poverty and injustice, especially as they affected women.

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