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Dr Mattie E Coleman

Trailblazing African American physician and community leader

Sadie L Adams

Influential African-American teacher, suffragist, and clubwoman who made significant contributions to the women’s suffrage movement and social improvement initiatives in Chicago.

Margaret Hawkins

African-American educator and activist who made significant contributions in the early 20th century.

Elizabeth Piper Ensley

African-American educator and suffragist

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

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.