Dr Grace Abbott
American social worker and an influential advocate for children’s and immigrants’ rights in the early 1900s whose work significantly shaped social welfare policies in the United States.
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Helen Churchill Candee
American journalist, author, and social reformer, who achieved widespread recognition for her diverse career and her survival of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
Esther Roper
Irish-English women’s rights activist Esther Roper fought for equal employment and voting rights for working-class women.
Elizabeth Eyre Pellet
American actress, suffragist, and state legislator in Colorado.
Agnes Weston
English philanthropist noted for her work with the Royal Navy
Rona Bailey
New Zealand communist and an organiser of protest movements, particularly against the Vietnam War, apartheid and racism.
Mary Anderson
New Zealand politician
Rita Childers
Irish civil servant and community activist
Harriet Browne
New Zealand political hostess, community leader, letter-writer
Elena Cuza
Romanian noblewoman, widely recognized for her philanthropic work and her role as a patron of the arts and education.