Elizabeth Piper Ensley
African-American educator and suffragist
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Faizunnesa Choudhurani
Influential Bangladeshi Zamindar (ruler) celebrated for her pioneering work advocating for female education and addressing other social issues in South Asia.
Helen Appo Cook
Distinguished African American activist and leader, known for her significant contributions to civil rights and women’s suffrage movements.
Irene Moorman Blackstone
African-American businesswoman and club member who became active in the fight for women’s suffrage.
Gretta Cousins
Irish suffragist, educator, and theosophist
Aurora Cáceres
Peruvian writer and feminist active in the early 20th-century feminist movement in South America and recognized for her contributions to Peruvian literature, particularly through her novels and essays.
Una Marson
Pioneering Jamaican feminist, activist, and writer.
Louise McKinney
Canadian politician, temperance and women’s rights activist, who made history as the first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire.
Mary Russell
British aviator and ornithologist who gained renown not just for her aristocratic status but also for her adventurous spirit and contributions to early aviation.
Lauretta Ngcobo
South African writer, educator, and political activist