Maniben Sita
Indian-South African political activist
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Mary Agard Pocock
South African botanist
Mary Goitsemang Ranta
South African trade unionist
Kewpie
Kewpie was a hairdresser and iconic queer figure in South Africa.
Mary Meta Stack
Irish founder of the Women’s League of Health and Beauty promoting physical activity and exercise
Manonmoney Naidoo
Indian-South African political activist who fought for democracy, equality and justice in South Africa.
Mary Matilda Brown
South African social reformer and temperance activist
Henrietta Rebecca Stakesby Lewis
South African temperance activist
Hester Elizabeth Cornelius
South African labor rights activist and playwright
Irene Menell
Menell dedicated more than fifty years of her life to the betterment of those marginalised by the oppressive apartheid regime in South Africa, promoting non-racialism, democracy, human rights, and education.