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.
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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
Lucy Franks
20th century president of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association
June Levine
20th century Irish feminist, journalist and author
Letitia Dunbar-Harrison
20th century Irish librarian and methodist activist
Kate Fitzherbert
Kate Fitzherbert works for Birds Australia as a fundraiser. Her major interests are in working for habitat protection through purchase of habitat reserves, encouraging community involvement in conservation and monitoring, and growing environmental awareness in rural communities.
Joyce Price
Joyce Price was a trained botanist who was most well known for her contributions to the Girl Guides Association Australia and the Worldwide Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.