Frances Perkins
American workers-rights advocate, first women in the US Cabinet, fourth US Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position.
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Cecilia Cruz Bamba
Chamorro woman orphaned at the age of nine during the Japanese attacks on Guam in 1941. Motivated by the grandmother who raised her, Bamba became a senator, businesswoman, and community leader.
Dr Marie Equi
Doctor in the American West who provided care to working-class and poor patients, including birth control information and abortions at a time when both were illegal.
Hilary Boyle
Irish journalist, broadcaster, and activist
Louise de Marillac
One of the most active members of the Ladies of Charity in 1600s France
Rosetta Baume
New Zealand teacher, feminist and community leader
Helmina von Chézy
German poet
Augusta Savage
Key figure in the Harlem Renaissance, an influential sculptor and educator
Sybil Lupp
The first New Zealand woman to achieve national prominence in motor racing and to establish a significant automotive business
Jane Ewart-Biggs
British politician and President of the British Committee of UNICEF, later serving as the Labour Party’s spokesperson on home affairs, consumer affairs and overseas development.