Margaret Thorn
The realities of working-class life made her a lifelong rebel against poverty and injustice, especially as they affected women.
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Annie Tocker
New Zealand librarian, Methodist deaconess, nurse and child welfare officer
Lettie Allen
New Zealand public servant, political activist, feminist and local politician
Mary Powell
New Zealand temperance worker and suffragist
Helen Mary Wilson
Helen Wilson achieved recognition as a leading figure in the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union and, in later years, as a writer.
Agnes Meyer
American journalist, philanthropist, civil rights activist, and art patron.
Sarah Jackson
New Zealand teacher, industrial school matron and manager and community leader
Sarah Page
New Zealand teacher, feminist, prohibitionist, socialist and social reformer
María Teresa Kumar
As an Emmy nominated political and voting rights activist, María Teresa Kumar has dedicated her career to advocating for inclusive political participation.
Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white person months before Rosa Parks.