Harriet Jacobs
Author of the autobiography, “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” The book, now an “American classic,” gives a plain account of the horrors of slavery and her path to freedom.
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Izabela Moszczeńska-Rzepecka
Polish feminist, journalist, translator, and suffragette who was imprisoned
Larysa Kosach-Kvitka
One of the most prominent figures in Ukrainian literature, renowned for her poems and plays. In addition to her literary contributions, she actively participated in political, civil, and feminist movements.
Polly Adler
New York madame and author
Shikishi Naishinnō
Japanese classical poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods
Stefania Wolicka
Polish historian and the first woman to be awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy at the University of Zurich
Rokhl Auerbakh
Polish-Jewish writer, escaped from the Warsaw Ghetto and worked as a Polish secretary on the Aryan side, leveraging her non-Jewish appearance and German fluency.
Agnès Humbert
French art historian and ethnographer Agnès Humbert was also a member of the French Resistance during World War II.
Caitlín Maude
Irish poet, writer, singer, actress, dramatist and Irish-language activist
Agnes Skrine
Irish author