Bertha Lutz
Notable Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat and played a key role in the Pan-American feminist and human rights movements. Her efforts were crucial in achieving women’s suffrage in Brazil.
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Jeannette Rankin
In 1916, Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana.
Dr Mary Strangman
Irish doctor and suffragist
Mary Agnes Chase
American botanist specializing in agrostology, the study of grasses.
Eva Gore-Booth
Irish poet, mystic, trade unionist and suffragist
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a prominent figure in Nigeria, known for her roles as an educator, political activist, suffragist, and advocate for women’s rights.
Emma Brignell Ostler
New Zealand teacher, prohibitionist, landowner, businesswoman
Alicia Moreau de Justo
Alicia Moreau de Justo was a prominent Argentine physician and politician known for her contributions to feminism and socialism.
Dr Martha Ripley
Influential American physician, suffragist, and reformer, particularly known for her work in advancing women’s health care and reproductive rights.
Anna Haslam
Irish campaigner for women’s rights