Abby Stein
American Jewish trans rights activist
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Anasuya Sarabhai
Indian activist for the rights of textile workers
Anita Hill
By telling her own story of repeated harassment from a man in power, Anita Hill amplified the voices of millions of other women and men struggling with workplace harassment.
Anna Pavlovna Filosofova
Filosofova’s dedicated work not only helped provide proper homes to Russian women and children but also helped them feel secure in their own earnings, which relieved them of the controlling male figures in their lives. With this newfound independence, she guided the women toward higher education and health care, allowing them to obtain decent jobs and live stable lifestyles.
Dorothy Ransom
Dorothy Ransom was awarded the Medal of the order of Australia, 8 June 1998, for service to the community, particularly through the Australian Federation of University Women and the Senate of the University of Western Australia.
Rebecca Makgomo Masilela
South African anti-aparthed activist
Phyllis Naidoo
South African lawyer, writer and anti-apartheid activist
Pregs Govender
Having overcome the oppressive political and social climate that once undermined her as an Indian woman living in apartheid South Africa, Govender continues to fight against racism, gender inequality and classism.
Florence Ribeiro
South African anti-apartheid activist assassinated by agents of the state
Traci Mackie
Scottish-South African activist, journalist and writer