Ida Mae Thompson was an important figure in Virginia’s woman suffrage movement. First as a member of the Equal Suffrage League, the organization that led the effort to win women the right to vote, and then as a member of the League of Women Voters, Thompson collected and preserved the movement’s history.
Sophie Gooding Rose Meredith was a leader in the Virginia woman suffrage movement, cofounding Virginia branches of two national suffrage organizations.
Advocate for the rights of women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Tunisian-born lawyer, feminist activist, and French politician
In 1975, Mary Owen (1921-2017) and Sylvie Shaw co-founded the Working Women’s Centre.
Cuban lawyer and women’s rights activist
Tireless advocate of opportunities for women in Ohio
Margaret Tufts Swan Yardley (1844-1928) was a founding member and the first president of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Elizabeth Dabney Langhorne Lewis was a leader in the Virginia and national woman suffrage movements.
In 1870, Jennie Collins founded Boffin’s Bower in Boston to provide working women with a place to read and socialize, as well as food, clothing, job placement, and other aid.