Emma Tenayuca
Emma Tenayuca was a Mexican-American labor organizer and civil rights activist who led strikes by women workers in Texas in the 1930s.
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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.
Rose Schneiderman
Rose Schneiderman’s fierce advocacy for women and workers earned her a reputation as “a tiny, red-haired bundle of social dynamite.” She was a leading voice in the trade union movement for over fifty years, organizing on the shop floor, the street corner, and in the halls of Congress and the White House.
Leonora O’Reilly
A dynamic speaker and energetic union organizer, Leonora O’Reilly also made a significant contribution to the passage of women’s suffrage legislation at the state and federal levels in the US.
Marion Phillips
The first Australian woman elected to a national parliament (UK Parliament)
Rosetta Baume
New Zealand teacher, feminist and community leader
Rhoda Bloodworth
New Zealand labour activist, community worker and feminist
Donna Grabarczyk
Founded an international help line called Women Against Sexual Harassment (WASH) for victims of sexual harassment
Lucy Parsons
Prominent African-American social anarchist and later anarcho-communist
Lesbia Venner Harford
Australian poet