Zofia Nałkowska
Distinguished Polish novelist, playwright, and essayist and political activist
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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
Ruth First
Born: 4 May 1925, South Africa Died: 17 August 1982 Country most active: South Africa Also known as: Heloise Ruth First South African anti-apartheid activist, scholar and journalist Ruth First […]
Una Marson
Pioneering Jamaican feminist, activist, and writer.
Laura Hershey
American poet, journalist, and disability rights activist. Known for her powerful writing and advocacy, she explored themes of disability, identity, and social justice.
Louise McKinney
Canadian politician, temperance and women’s rights activist, who made history as the first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire.
Lucy Goode Brooks
African American woman born into slavery who became the visionary founder of the Friends’ Asylum for Colored Orphans in Richmond, Virginia.