Mary Ryan
Irish professor of Romance languages
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Leonora San Agustin
Filipina chemical engineer whose love for the Baguio region, tribal cultures and its biodiversity led to her becoming curator of the Baguio museum and becoming one of the ‘3 Witches of Baguio’ campaigning to save urban treescapes.
Josephine Ethel Wood
South African librarian who arranged for the creation of the South African Library for the Blind, which opened in 1925
Julia Nicol
Julia Nicol worked actively as an anti-apartheid activist in the late 1980s and early 90s, particularly concerned with the anti-discrimination rights for LGBTQIA+ people.
Jeanette Carlson
South African educator and anti-apartheid activist
Kobera Manual
South African educator and community activist
June Rose Nala
South African labor rights activist
Hilary Mutch
South African writer and anti-apartheid activist
Magasvarie Govender
South African trade unionist and political activist
Dr Louise Latsky
South African author and zoologist. She studied at the University of Stellenbosch, and was the first woman to be awarded a doctorate at this university. She later lectured at Potchefstroom University College and did research.