Miriam O’Brien Underhill
Mountaineer, environmentalist and feminist proponent of all-women climbs
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Alice Eastwood
Canadian-American botanist known for her pivotal role in curating the botanical collection at the California Academy of Sciences. She authored over 310 scientific articles and named 395 land plant species, ranking as the fourth most prolific female scientist in this regard.
Jetsun Pema
In 2011, Jetsun Pema (རྗེ་བཙུན་པདྨ་) was crowned Druk Gyaltsuen – the Dragon Queen of Bhutan – and is currently the world’s youngest queen consort.
Elizabeth Mary Gilmer
New Zealand social worker, educationist and horticulturist
Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner
Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner is a prominent poet and climate change activist.
Deirdre Kelly
Irish environmental and community campaigner
Wangari Maathai
Kenyan environmental activist
Anita Roddick
As well as founder of the Body Shop, she was also an energetic human rights, social justice and environmental campaigner; she became a well-known and admired woman all around the world.
Jean Galbraith
Through her innovative writing for diverse readerships, Jean Galbraith became a leader in promoting native flora.
Thistle Yolette Harris
Through her teaching and writing, she did a great deal to popularize knowledge about Australian flora, to encourage domestic gardeners to include native plants in their gardens and to persuade a wider audience of the need for conservation measures. She published twelve books about Australian plants and teaching nature studies between 1938 and 1980, and contributed widely to scientific journals and reference books including The Australian Naturalist, Australian Wild Life, Australian Encyclopaedia and Science Wonders of Australia. She was also editor, at various times, of New Horizons in Education, Australian Wildlife and Wildlife Research News.