Laura Bell
Gunditjmara elder Aunty Laura Bell has been a leader in Aboriginal education in Victoria, Australia.
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Cesca Chenevix Trench
20th cetury Irish artist and cultural-political activist
Lalisha Thapa
Vice President of the Nepalese Association of Victoria
Charlotte Grace O’Brien
Irish social reformer and writer
Esther Pariseau
Known as “the Builder,” Mother Joseph designed and/or supervised construction of 29 schools and hospitals, one of which was Seattle’s first hospital. She is recognized as one of the first architects in Washington Territory.
Dee Arntz
Dee Arntz is one of Washington state’s foremost wetlands advocates.
Anna Helfgott
Anna Helfgott was a vigorous activist for progressive causes and a leader in Seattle’s Gray Panthers. In her working years she was a dressmaker and fitter, and was an early member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU).
Dr Doris Lyne Officer
Doris Officer was Clinical Assistant in Children’s Outpatients, Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne 1930-1947 and Medical Officer, Free Kindergarten Union of Victoria from 1941.
Kris Pierce
Australian advocate for those with disability and rare diseases locally, nationally and internationally.
Kudzai Kanhutu
Zimbabwean doctor and associate professor Kudzai Kanhutu is a powerful advocate for health systems and gender equity in Australia.