Suffragist Henriette W. Johnson was elected president of the Woman’s Club of Orange, which was the first woman’s club in New Jersey when it was founded in 1872.
Source: http://www.njwomenshistory.org/discover/biographies/henriette-w-johnson/
Mina Van Winkle (1875-1932) of Newark organized the Equality League for Self-Supporting Women of New Jersey in 1908.
Mary Philbrook (1872-1958) was the first woman admitted to the bar in New Jersey.
In 1945, Jessie Street was the first Australian woman delegate to the United Nations.
Florence Spearing Randolph (1866-1951) was a minister for the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.
Anna Whitehead Bodeker was a suffrage activist who worked to build an intellectual culture of gender equality in Richmond, Virginia through her writing and sponsorship of public talks by suffragist speakers.
Betty Gram Swing worked full time for the National Woman’s Party (NWP) from 1917-1920. A national organizer, she traveled across the United States to build grassroots support for the suffrage amendment.
Cordelia Greene Johnson (1887-1957) founded the Modern Beautician Association and served as its president until her death.
Henrietta Dugdale fought for women’s emancipation in 1800s Australia.
Co-founder and president of the brassiere company Maidenform, Inc.