Johanna Cornelius
South African trade unionist
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Joyce Piliso-Seroke
South African YWCA national secretary who travelled abroad extensively, addressing international YWCA conferences in Africa, Europe and the United States, where she spoke about the ravages of apartheid.
Lutchmee Marie
Indian-South African activist
Kate Dinkwetsi Molale
South African anti-apartheid activist
Mabel Palmer
British feminist and educationist active in South Africa
Clara González
Panamanian feminist, lawyer, judge, and activist Clara González became the first Panamanian woman to earn her Bachelor of Law Degree in 1922, the same year she established the Partido Nacional Feminista (PNF, National Feminist Party) to campaign for women’s rights and suffrage.
Leonora San Agustin
Filipina chemical engineer whose love for the Baguio region, tribal cultures and its biodiversity led to her becoming curator of the Baguio museum and becoming one of the ‘3 Witches of Baguio’ campaigning to save urban treescapes.
Jeanette Carlson
South African educator and anti-apartheid activist
Kobera Manual
South African educator and community activist
Josie Palmer
South African labor rights, anti-apartheid and women’s rights activist