Judy Chicago was one of the pioneers of Feminist art in the 1970s, a movement that endeavored to reflect women’s lives, call attention to women’s roles as artists, and alter the conditions under which contemporary art was produced and received.
Artist Eleanor Antin’s work questions the role of women and artists in society, the different identities everyone maintains, and the histories and legacies of contrasting artistic traditions.
In 1939 she organised the foundation of a home for refugee children, seeking to make it ‘as much like a home as possible’ for the children, most of whom had left parents behind in Germany. During the war she was also an advocate and fund-raiser for the Free French movement in Australia and organised the collection and shipping of relief and educational materials when the war came to an end. Barkman was an astute user of the media to win support for her causes, fighting to create sympathy for Jewish refugees and, later, to attract publicity to the French cause
Irish Holocaust survivor, dance teacher, choreographer and memoirist
Ethiopian queen who brought down the ruling house of Aksum in the tenth century, a dynasty which was not to rise again until c. 1270.
Tahitian queen and memoirist
Pōmare IV was the regnant queen of the Kingdom of Tahiti from January 1827 until her death in September 1877.
Businesswoman, philanthropist and Hebrew scholar
Austrian artist
Dr. Telkes is best known for her invention of the solar water distiller and the first solar-powered heating system designed for residences. She also invented other devices capable of storing energy captured from sunlight.