Gloria E Anzaldúa
Groundbreaking Chicana scholar, feminist theorist, writer, and cultural activist.
Groundbreaking Chicana scholar, feminist theorist, writer, and cultural activist.
American photographer renowned for her black-and-white photography of New York City’s architecture and urban design.
African-American stand-up comic and actor who was active in stage, television and films from the 1910s to 1970s. She was also one of the 20th century’s first openly queer comedians, coming out as a lesbian in 1921.
Spanish-American military heroine
On the 9 September 1875, in rough open water Harriet Elphinstone-Dick swam seven miles from Shoreham Harbour to Brighton’s West Pier. She completed the distance in a record making 2 hours and 45 minutes. It was regarded as one of the greatest swimming feats of the time.
American early film actress
Despite being prevented from a career as a professional architect as an African-American woman in the early and mid-1900s, Amaza Lee Meredith left a legacy through her work.
British doctor and suffragette during the early 20th century
Women’s rights activist and former Labour Member of Parliament for Northampton North
Despite never holding an academic post Dame Cicely Veronica Wedgwood was a well known and respected historian and public intellectual.