Beulah Bewley
Irish epidemiologist
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Emma Hannigan
Irish author and cancer awareness advocate
Jane Johnson
Enslaved woman whose escape to freedom led to precedent-setting legal cases
Dr Lois Peeler
Dr Peeler AM has dedicated her life to supporting Aboriginal Australians as an educator, advocate and role model.
Lyn Warren
Aboriginal Australian Elder using her own experiences to help and educate others.
Malvina Malinek
Malvina Malinek has advocated for the rights of women, in particular migrant and refugee women, at the local, national and international level in Australia.
Loisette Marsh
Loisette Marsh was one of Australia’s few echinoderm taxonomists.
Simone de Beauvoir
Perhaps the most renowned French feminist writer of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir made significant contributions to the French feminist and existentialist movements.
Annie Mable McDaniel Abrams
American educator and a political, social, civic, and community activist who was instrumental in campaigns to rename various Little Rock streets in honor of Daisy Bates and Mayor Charles Bussey.
Kathy Webb
Kathy Webb—the first openly gay member of the Arkansas General Assembly—has had a long career in private business, philanthropy, and local and state government.