Leila Denmark was the oldest practicing pediatrician in the United States when she retired in 2001 at the age of 103. In seventy years of practice, Denmark rarely charged patients more than ten dollars for an office consultation, and it was not unusual for her to spend an hour counseling a new mother.
Frances Pauley, social activist and political organizer, devoted her life to the battle against prejudice and discrimination in the southern US.
Karleen is a proud Australian woman with a disability, who works to empower others with disabilities and influence systemic change.
American social reformer
Ohio suffragist
Milliner and dressmaker who organized a training school which prepared 260 women to work in hospitals, factories, at the American Red Cross, and on streetcars during WWI.
Sonia Revid created public health ballet at the height of ‘dance fever’
Turn of the century American dentist
Gunditjmara woman Aunty Jill Gallagher works to develop the capacity of her community to achieve their full potential.
A Gunditjmara Elder born in Portland, Aunty Joan devoted her life to achieving better outcomes for Aboriginal people.