Máire Drumm
20th century Irish republican
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Lucinda Sullivan
1800s Irish philanthropist, writer and promoter of children’s welfare
Hilda Martindale
Irish social reform activist
Lucy Faulkner
Lady Faulkner of Downpatrick, political private secretary and public figure
Jane Mitchel
1800s Irish nationalist who supported slavery in the U.S.
Betty Bumpers
Betty Bumpers, wife of former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator Dale Bumpers, was known for her far-reaching efforts to promote childhood immunizations and world peace.
Carry Nation
Carry Amelia Moore Nation was a US temperance advocate famous for being so vehemently against alcohol that she would use hatchets to smash any place that sold it.
Dr Fatema Mernissi
Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist
Joyce McCartan
20th century Irish community worker
Kathleen O’Brennan
Irish playwright and journalist