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Dorothy Canfield Fisher

American author, educational reformer, and social activist

Ruth L Bennett

Influential American social reformer who advocated for the welfare of African-American communities, particularly in education and social services during the early 20th century.

Modjeska Monteith Simkins

Influential civil rights activist and public health advocate

Louise McKinney

Canadian politician, temperance and women’s rights activist, who made history as the first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire.

Isabella Tod

Irish feminist and reformer

Ruth Homan

Educator and advocate for women’s welfare, who served on the London School Board for several years, and actively participated in Liberal politics, promoting progressive social policies.

Katharine Glasier

English socialist politician, journalist, and novelist, best known for her pivotal role as a founding member of the Independent Labour Party (ILP) in 1893.

Laura Smith Haviland

Pivotal figure in the American abolitionist movement.

Katharine Coman

Influential American social activist and educator.

Caroline Still Anderson

Pioneering physician in the Philadelphia African-American community and one of the first Black women to become a physician in the United States.