Arwa Abouon
Libyan-Canadian photographer
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Grace Kodindo
Chadian obstetrician Grace Kodindo is an advocate for reproductive healthcare in her home countries and internationally. She is also active against female genital mutilation (FGM), drawing attention to the medical dangers of the procedure.
Felicity
Martyr of Carthage
Perpetua
Martyr of Carthage
Lilian Bader
One of the first women of African descent to join the British armed forces.
Mary Prince
British abolitionist and memoirist
Claudia Jones
Journalist born in Trinidad who dedicated her life to fighting racism inequality and injustice.
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Georgia Douglas Johnson was one of the most well-known Black female writers and playwrights of her time. Known for writing most about love and womanhood, Douglas Johnson’s published works touched many and were featured in the most widely-read Black publications of the twentieth century.
Rachael Baptist
Celebrated singer in Dublin’s pleasure gardens in the 1750s
Christine Buckley
Irish nurse, midwife and advocate for survivors of childhood abuse in religious and state-supported institutions