Jane Deans
New Zealand pioneer and community leader
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Ronni Kahn
South African-born Australian social entrepreneur and food rescue advocate best known for founding OzHarvest, a charity that collects surplus food from commercial outlets and delivers it to charities.
Salima Hashmi
Renowned Pakistani artist, cultural writer, painter, and an influential art educator.
Septima Poinsette Clark
American educator and civil rights activist
Dr Virginia M Alexander
African-American physician, researcher, and public health advocate who broke significant barriers in medicine and academia.
Zofia Nałkowska
Distinguished Polish novelist, playwright, and essayist and political activist
Aurora Cáceres
Peruvian writer and feminist active in the early 20th-century feminist movement in South America and recognized for her contributions to Peruvian literature, particularly through her novels and essays.
Miriam Makeba
Renowned South African singer and civil rights activist.
Dr Melba Pattillo Beals
American journalist and activist, renowned for her role as a member of the Little Rock Nine.
Modjeska Monteith Simkins
Influential civil rights activist and public health advocate