Nessie Hardy
With her quiet and non-confrontational approach, Nessie Hardy took on the chemical giants operating near her home.
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Georgina Sweet
Georgina Sweet was Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Melbourne 1920-1924. Her research included the zoology of Australian native animals and the parasites infesting Australian stock and native fauna.
Kathleen McArthur
Wildflower enthusiast and environmental activist
Betty Mae Tiger Jumper
Betty Mae Tiger Jumper was the first and, to date, only female chief of Florida’s Seminole tribe.
Dr Edith DeAngelis
Dr Edith “Edie” DeAngelis was the driving force behind the completion of the East Boston Women’s Trail.
Elizabeth Hedge Webster
Elizabeth Hedge Webster (1822-1897) was a supporter of women’s suffrage and the author of Clover Blossoms, a book of essays and short pieces, published in 1880.
Henrietta Mitchel
For twenty years she travelled widely to rally support for Irish self-government, especially among protestants, and was an honoured guest at many political gatherings, including the national convention of the UIL at Boston in October 1902.
Wendy Oxenhorn
Executive director and vice chairman of the Jazz Foundation of America (JFA), which is committed to “providing jazz and blues musicians with financial, medical, housing, and legal assistance as well as performance opportunities
Asenath Nicholson
1800s Irish traveller and social reformer
Jennie C Van Ness
A Republican from Essex County, she was one of the first two women elected to the New Jersey Assembly after women were granted the right to vote in 1920.