Nina Leen
Russian-born American photographer Nina Leen was a regular contributor to Life magazine from 1940 until it closed in 1972.
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Ruth First
Born: 4 May 1925, South Africa Died: 17 August 1982 Country most active: South Africa Also known as: Heloise Ruth First South African anti-apartheid activist, scholar and journalist Ruth First […]
Maryon Pittman Allen
American journalist and politician who briefly served as a United States Senator from Alabama.
Laura Hershey
American poet, journalist, and disability rights activist. Known for her powerful writing and advocacy, she explored themes of disability, identity, and social justice.
Julia Archibald Holmes
American suffragist and abolitionist, best known for being the first woman to climb Pikes Peak in Colorado in 1858.
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