Frances Shayle George
New Zealand advocate for girls’ education
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Frances Clarke
Irish novelist and feminist
Maggie Walz
After making her way to an unfamiliar country, she proceeded to establish herself in the community. She worked to better the lives of her fellow Finnish immigrants and women in Calumet and beyond. She acted locally, nationally, and internationally to advance women’s rights, and was a powerful advocate for new American citizens.
Victoria Ocampo
Victoria Ocampo is best-known for founding the prestigious literary magazine Sur (South) (1931) and a publishing company by the same name (1933).
Georgia Nugent
In late 1903, Georgia organized a state-wide Black women’s clubs’ event with her sister Alice, Nannie Helen Burroughs, and other activists. On December 31, 1903, they formed the Kentucky Chapter of the Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs.
Marion Dickerman
American political activist
Nancy Cook
Activist for woman’s suffrage, protective labor legislation for women, the abolishment of child labor, and world peace.
Arianna Sparrow
Working for African Americans’ civil and political rights, Arianna C. Sparrow joined Black women’s organizations to protest racial discrimination and support women’s suffrage.
Renetta Predmore-Lynch
In 1972, Renetta Predmore-Lynch learned she had been denied a promotion because of her gender and registered a complaint with NSA’s Equal Employment Opportunity office. It was determined that the promotion process violated its own evaluation rules, and excluded women from the promotion boards.
Marjorie Tuite
Sister Marjorie Tuite, O.P. was a Catholic feminist nun who fought for gender equality, especially within the Catholic Church. Tuite was a longtime activist in the broader struggle for civil rights. She was fiercely committed to her church and worked for several decades to make it more inclusive.