Madeleine ffrench-Mullen
Irish nationalist and social advocate
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Mary Gilmore
In 1928, poet Dame Mary Gilmore founded the Fellowship of Australian Writers.
Mary Owen
In 1975, Mary Owen (1921-2017) and Sylvie Shaw co-founded the Working Women’s Centre.
Margaret Tufts Swan Yardley
Margaret Tufts Swan Yardley (1844-1928) was a founding member and the first president of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Jennie Collins
In 1870, Jennie Collins founded Boffin’s Bower in Boston to provide working women with a place to read and socialize, as well as food, clothing, job placement, and other aid.
Helena Dudley
Director of Denison House, a woman-run settlement house that occupied three buildings In Boston for fifty years
Mary Bluett
Teacher and trade unionist
Hetty Gilbert
Hetty Gilbert was the first woman President of the Victorian Teachers’ Union, and fought for equal pay in education.
Elizabeth Stewart Magee
Fought to secure labor-reform legislation, especially protecting women and children
Josefina Vicens
Mexican novelist, poet, screenwriter and activist for labor rights and women’s rights