Melosina Lenox-Conyngham
Irish traveller and writer
Irish traveller and writer
Irish pianist, composer, and poet
Writer whose reminiscences vividly illustrate the lives of colonial women
Energetic and talented, Margaret Bullock was a pioneer in several respects. As a journalist and parliamentary correspondent she gained entrance into a predominantly male profession. She also played a pivotal role in the nineteenth century women’s movement at both local and national levels.
In 1951 she was appointed an OBE for services to women’s organisations. She continued to serve them faithfully for another 20 years and in 1963 was the first New Zealand woman to complete 100,000 flying miles.
English travelor and author
French religious writer, remembered for the persecutions she experienced because of her views.
Best known by her pen name Assia Djebar, Fatima-Zohra Imalayen was an Algerian feminist novelist, translator and filmmaker, considered one of North Africa’s most influential writers.
American poet and dramatist
French writer whose Novelle Revue, founded in 1879, and salon were politically influential