An early feminist and active member of the Women’s Suffrage Party, Leta Stetter Hollingworth is best known for her landmark contributions to the psychology of women and to education of the gifted, the latter culminating in two books, Gifted Children (1926) and Children Above IQ 180 (1942).
Australian Catholic lay leader, social reformer, solicitor and women’s rights activist
South African anti-apartheid and political activist
South African activist; in September 2000 she was appointed Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations. She also served on the Bureau of the World Summit for Sustainable Development as an ex-officio member.
South African YWCA national secretary who travelled abroad extensively, addressing international YWCA conferences in Africa, Europe and the United States, where she spoke about the ravages of apartheid.
British feminist and educationist active in South Africa
South African anti-apartheid activist
South African anti-apartheid and women’s rights activist
South African labor rights, anti-apartheid and women’s rights activist
The first president of the African National Congress Women’s League in South Africa and a leader of many mass women’s demonstrations