Sheila North
The first woman to be voted as the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Grand Chief by First Nations leaders.
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Amache Ochinee Prowers
Notable figure in Colorado’s history, known for her cultural and social influence.
Dr Anna Julia Haywood Cooper
African American educator, writer, and scholar, remembered for her advocacy for African American women’s education and civil rights.
Mary Ritter Beard
Prominent American historian, author, and women’s suffrage activist.
Mary Macarthur
Scottish suffragist and trade unionist
Moa Martinson
Prominent figure in Sweden’s proletarian literature
Monica Sjöö
Swedish-born artist and writer who strongly advocated radical anarcho/eco-feminism and played a pivotal role in the early development of the Goddess movement.
Muriel Rukeyser
Renowned Jewish-American writer known for her poetry, essays, biographies, and active political engagement, focusing on themes like equity, women’s rights, social justice, and her Jewish heritage.
Harriet Taylor Mill
British philosopher and advocate of women’s rights
Katharine Glasier
English socialist politician, journalist, and novelist, best known for her pivotal role as a founding member of the Independent Labour Party (ILP) in 1893.