Rayna Knyaginya
Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary, known for sewing the flag of the April Uprising of 1876
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Remedios de Escalada
Supporter of Argentine independence and creator of the Argentine flag
Tonka Obretenova
One of the most imposing figures among those who helped to free Bulgaria
Zsuzsanna Lorántffy
Advocate for Hungarian culture and education, and military leader
Sophie Mannerheim
Reformer of the training of nurses in Finland.
Růžena Svobodová
Czech writer
Rosalia Artigas de Ferreira
Uruguayan social activist
Rosa Duarte
Dominican writer and activist
Pu Shunqing
China’s first female scriptwriter for Cupid’s Puppets (1925), a Great Wall Film Company film co-directed by her husband
Barbara Bodichon
An artist, social reformer, women’s rights campaigner and co-founder of Girton College, Cambridge, Barbara Bodichon challenged the status quo from day one.