Evelyn Underhill
Influential English writer and theologian renowned for her extensive work on religion and spiritual practice, particularly in the field of mysticism.
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Florence Nagle
British dog breeder, horse trainer, and pioneering advocate for the rights of women in the field of animal husbandry.
Fran Lebowitz
American author, public speaker, and social commentator known for her sharp wit and incisive views on contemporary culture, politics, and the idiosyncrasies of modern life.
Dr Grace Abbott
American social worker and an influential advocate for children’s and immigrants’ rights in the early 1900s whose work significantly shaped social welfare policies in the United States.
Helen Churchill Candee
American journalist, author, and social reformer, who achieved widespread recognition for her diverse career and her survival of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
Elizabeth Eyre Pellet
American actress, suffragist, and state legislator in Colorado.
Agnes Weston
English philanthropist noted for her work with the Royal Navy
Esther Roper
Irish-English women’s rights activist Esther Roper fought for equal employment and voting rights for working-class women.
Rona Bailey
New Zealand communist and an organiser of protest movements, particularly against the Vietnam War, apartheid and racism.
Mary Anderson
New Zealand politician