Julia Archibald Holmes
American suffragist and abolitionist, best known for being the first woman to climb Pikes Peak in Colorado in 1858.
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Karin Boye
Famed Swedish poet, novelist and short story writer
Dora Mayer
Self-taught researcher, writer, sociologist, journalist, social activist.
Ann Petry
Writer best known for her 1946 novel “The Street,” which became the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a million copies.
Annik Honoré
Belgian journalist and music promoter
Moa Martinson
Prominent figure in Sweden’s proletarian literature
Katharine Glasier
English socialist politician, journalist, and novelist, best known for her pivotal role as a founding member of the Independent Labour Party (ILP) in 1893.
Ida Tarbell
American journalist, known as one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era.
Mary Hamilton Swindler
American archaeologist, classical art scholar, author, and professor
Dorothy Parker
American poet, writer, critic, and satirist from New York City. She was celebrated for her sharpness, humor, and insights into urban life in the 20th century.