In 1730, Wälättä Giyorgis, later known as Empress Mentewab, married Ethiopia’s Emperor Bakaffa after nursing him back to health. Following Bakaffa’s death in 1730, Mentewab became the regent for their son, Iyasu II, and rose to power as the ruler of Ethiopia.
Prominent Tanzanian political figure and activist in the struggle for independence
New Zealand nurse, senior public servant and social reformer
New Zealand social worker, educationist and horticulturist
Irish playwright
Jewish activist and journalist
Mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, who ruled and fought for her daughter’s throne
The world’s first woman Prime Minister, Sirimivo Bandaranaike, was elected in Sri Lanka in 1960s.
Polish-Irish sculptor
Writer, ‘political agitator’ and Communist