Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
Egyptologist who spearheaded an international campaign to save 22 Nubian monuments in Egypt and Sudan, which would have been submerged by the lake created as a result of the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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Catherine Turney
1940s film writer Catherine Turney was known for writing great women characters—strong, independent, and funny. Her films included The Man I Love (1947), A Stolen Life (1946), My Reputation (1946) and Mildred Pierce (1945).
Dr Mayme Agnew Clayton
A librarian, historian, and prolific collector of African American materials, Mayme Agnew Clayton spent much of her career in the western United States.
Kylie Tennant
One of Australia’s most prominent writers in the mid-20th century, known especially for her socialist realist portrayals of the hardships of the working class and unemployed
Máire MacNeill
20th century Irish folklorist
Julia Kavanagh
1800s Irish novelist, short-story writer, and biographer
Margaret Carroll
1800s Irish-American Sister of Mercy, educator, historian, and writer
Máire McDonnell-Garvey
20th century Irish traditional musician and writer
Kathleen O’Meara
1800s Irish novelist and biographer
Jeanne Sheehy
20th century Irish art historian