Faizunnesa Choudhurani
Influential Bangladeshi Zamindar (ruler) celebrated for her pioneering work advocating for female education and addressing other social issues in South Asia.
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Helen Appo Cook
Distinguished African American activist and leader, known for her significant contributions to civil rights and women’s suffrage movements.
Irene Moorman Blackstone
African-American businesswoman and club member who became active in the fight for women’s suffrage.
Jennie Dean
Prominent African American educator and church founder in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Gretta Cousins
Irish suffragist, educator, and theosophist
Mihi Kōtukutuku
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou woman of mana
Ethel Field
New Zealand community leader
Te Paea Tīaho
Waikato woman of mana
Jane Deans
New Zealand pioneer and community leader
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.