Blandina

One of the forty-eight martyrs of Lyons who perished during the religious persecution under the emperor Marcus Aurelius.

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Puna Hīmene Te Rangimārie

Described as the ‘smartest Māori woman it has been my lot to meet’ by an investigating policeman, Puna Hīmene Te Rangimārie was one of the first to be prosecuted under the Tohunga Suppression Act 1907.

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Theodelinda

Theodelinda, queen of the Lombards, is celebrated because of her instrumentality in converting the Arian Lombards to the Roman church.

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Margaret Sangster

She became one of the popular American poets in the period following the Civil War, and her poems “Elizabeth Aged Nine,” and “Are the Children at Home?” were known the country over.

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