Ida Lough
One of New Zealand’s best tapestry makers in the 1900s
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Katrine Mackay
lthough Katrine had no formal schooling after the age of 10, at 17 she was reckoned to be ‘a prodigy in literature’, as by then she had published serially in the Australian Journal a novel, ‘Eve’s Sacrifice’, and had numerous novelettes and short stories printed in the Australasian, Hamilton Spectator and Sydney Bulletin.
Essie Summers
New Zealand’s most celebrated writer of romantic fiction
Elsie K Morton
New Zealand writer and journalist
Emma Goldman
Russian-born Jewish anarchist, political activist, and writer who greatly influenced anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
Amparo Poch y Gascón
Amparo Poch y Gascón was a significant Spanish figure in the fields of anarchism, pacifism, medicine, and activism during the Spanish Civil War.
Nadezhda Durova
Nadezhda Andreyevna Durova, under the guise of a man, achieved distinction as a decorated soldier within the Russian cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. She was one of the earliest documented female officers in the Russian military.
Steinvǫr Sighvatsdóttir
Steinvǫr Sighvatsdóttir was a remarkable figure in Icelandic history during the Age of the Sturlungs. She was both a pivotal political player and a celebrated skald, officially recognized in Skáldatal.
Grace Mera Molisa
Ni-Vanuatu politician, poet, and advocate for women’s equality in politics.
Gwendoline Konie
Gwendoline Noreen Chomba Konie, a distinguished Zambian poet, diplomat, and politician, made significant contributions to her nation’s political and cultural landscape.