Cora Wilson Stewart
American educator and reformer, known as “The Moonlight-School Lady”.
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Mary Downing
Irish poet and nationalist
Theresa Talbot
Beautiful and dynamic, Lady Londonderry was more forceful than her husband, and her political talents were more impressive. She used her influence to effect and was the model of a great political hostess.
Agnes Ryan
Irish teacher, activist and philanthropist
Alice Heron Maxwell
Alice Heron Maxwell’s dedication to the preservation of the historic Te Papa mission station, at a time when few Pakeha New Zealanders realised the value of such sites, was both far-sighted and courageous.
Elisabeth Marbury
American author’s representative and theatrical manager.
Harriot Stanton Blatch
American social reformer
Martha G Kimball
American philanthropist and war nurse
Mary Carpenter
English philanthropist and author active in working for the benefit of orphaned or neglected children.
Mary Prince
British abolitionist and memoirist