Kasturba Gandhi
Indian activist
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Thembi Shange Nobadula
A stalwart of the African National Congress (ANC) and the liberation movement, Thembi Shange Nobadula dedicated her life to the fight for racial and gender equality for all South Africans.
Rosa Mary Barrett
Irish philanthropist, child-care worker, and suffragist
Charlotte Maxeke
South African religious and civil rights activist
Villa Baker
South African political activist
Cecilia Makiwane
South African nurse and political activist
Viola Hashe
South African political activist and teacher
Bertha Solomon
South African lawyer, politician and women’s rights activist
Bertha Gxowa
South African anti-apartheid, labor rights and women’s rights activist
Bertha Mkhize
South African teacher, trade unionist, anti-apartheid and women’s rights activist, who gained legal emancipation as a feme sole operating a business in her own right.