Florence Mkhize
South African anti-apartheid activist
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Florence Mophosho
South African women’s rights activist
Anasuya Sarabhai
Indian activist for the rights of textile workers
Anita Hill
By telling her own story of repeated harassment from a man in power, Anita Hill amplified the voices of millions of other women and men struggling with workplace harassment.
Anna Pavlovna Filosofova
Filosofova’s dedicated work not only helped provide proper homes to Russian women and children but also helped them feel secure in their own earnings, which relieved them of the controlling male figures in their lives. With this newfound independence, she guided the women toward higher education and health care, allowing them to obtain decent jobs and live stable lifestyles.
Pregs Govender
Having overcome the oppressive political and social climate that once undermined her as an Indian woman living in apartheid South Africa, Govender continues to fight against racism, gender inequality and classism.
Sheena Duncan
South African anti-apartheid activist
Fatima Meer
South African activist and academic
Harriet Taylor Upton
American suffragist
Rita Ndzanga
South African anti-apartheid, labor rights and women’s rights activist