Lottie Edith Lyell
In a tragically short life, Lottie Lyell made an extraordinary contribution to the early development of the Australian feature film industry, as well as establishing herself as one of Australia’s first film stars.
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Louisa Lawson
Louisa Lawson was an outstanding leader in the campaign for women’s right in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Phyllis Glory McDonagh
In 1926, three remarkable sisters made history by becoming the first Australian women to own and run a film production company. They were also among the first to produce a talkie in Australia.
Marie-Jeanne Roland
French patriot
Anne Sophie Swetchine
Russian mystic and social leader in Paris.
Louise Michel
French anarchist agitator, called the Red Virgin of Montmartre
Lucrezia Borgia
Prominent member of the often-controversial Borgia family.
Agnes Strickland
English historical writer
George Eliot
Famed English novelist
George Sand
French novelist