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Beatrice Webb

One of the four founders of the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Mary Carpenter

English philanthropist and author active in working for the benefit of orphaned or neglected children.

Maud Reeves

New Zealand suffragist and social reformer

Anne Ward

Possibly her most notable achievement was to establish, almost single-handedly, a national organisation which would spearhead significant social and political reforms in New Zealand.

Louisa Lee Schuyler

American philanthropic social worker

In 1901 she established a women’s collective clothing factory and was appointed the chair of its board. She continued her work for electoral reform and moved the resolution that brought the South Australian National Council of Women into existence, although she found the organisation too cautious and resigned from the executive in 1906.

Rose Scott

Rose Scott was one of the founders of the Women’s Literary Society and the Womanhood Suffrage League and a foundation member of National Council of Women of New South Wales. She was the first president of the Women’s Political Educational League.

Sheila Conroy

Irish trade unionist, social activist and administrator

Margaret Bullock

Energetic and talented, Margaret Bullock was a pioneer in several respects. As a journalist and parliamentary correspondent she gained entrance into a predominantly male profession. She also played a pivotal role in the nineteenth century women’s movement at both local and national levels.