Activism > Public Health Archives

Emma Hannigan

Irish author and cancer awareness advocate

Lyn Warren

Aboriginal Australian Elder using her own experiences to help and educate others.

Kathy Webb

Kathy Webb—the first openly gay member of the Arkansas General Assembly—has had a long career in private business, philanthropy, and local and state government.

Dr Joan Refshauge

Joan Refshauge was an Australian medical practitioner and leader in the field of public health.

Hilda Martindale

Irish social reform activist

Betty Bumpers

Betty Bumpers, wife of former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator Dale Bumpers, was known for her far-reaching efforts to promote childhood immunizations and world peace.

Edwina Brocklesby, who would go on to be the U.K.’s oldest Ironman triathlete and founder and director of Silverfit, which promotes physical activity among older people, “didn’t do any exercise at all until I was 50.”