Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks was the first Aboriginal female movie star, alongside being an advocate for her community.
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Lisa Bellear
Lisa Bellear’s work as an artist, poet, photographer, broadcaster, activist and academic continues to inspire change and educate.
Lady Gladys Nicholls
Lady Gladys Nicholls was a leading Aboriginal activist whose dedicated community service was an inspiration to many.
Isabel Flick
Tenacious campaigner who fought segregation in Australia
Dr Evelyn Scott
In 1991, Dr Evelyn Scott became the first female chair of Australia’s Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation.
Barbara Hocking
Australian lawyer Barbara Hocking dedicated over 30 years of her professional career not only to educating the public, but also to changing the law of Native Title.
Dolores Jiménez y Muro
Presidents Díaz and later Huerta often imprisoned Dolores Jiménez y Muro, a socialist and political activist from Aguascalientes, for her work on many leftist journals, including La Mujer Mexicana, where she was a member of the editorial staff.
Winifred Bartlett
Winifred Bartlett served as a driving force for the establishment of Pipestone National Monument.
Cecile Hansen
Elected chair of the Duwamish since 1975
Pat Bellanger
Pat Bellanger was an Ojibwe activist and a cofounder of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who spent over fifty years fighting for Indigenous rights on a national and local level.