Léonie Abo
Congolese writer and activist Léonie Abo is best known for her role in the 1963-65 Kwilu rebellion.
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Kit Coleman
Irish-Canadian journalist, war correspondant and writer
Noreen Dennehy
Irish Franciscan nun who helped Jews escape from Italy during World War II
Thandi Modise
South African politician who served as the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans from 2021 to 2024, Premier of the North West from 2010 to 2014, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces from 2014 to 2019, and Speaker of the National Assembly from 2019 to 2021.
Mary Bailey
Irish aviator
Kate McCarthy
Irish Franciscan nun and member of the French resistance during World War II
Gaby Bloch
Gaby Bloch was a French Resistance fighter during the Nazi occupation of her country during World War II.
Ashley Carline
Cmdr. Ashley Carline, a surface warfare officer, served as the Chief of Naval Operations’ Flag Aide from 2018 –2020. She is the first Black woman to serve as Aide-de-Camp for two different Chiefs of Naval Operations. Carline went on to serve as a Navy legislative fellow.
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays
US Army Veteran Anna Mae Hays was the first woman in the US military to be promoted to a general officer rank.
Elizabeth Martin
The sly tactics of Elizabeth, Grace, and Rachel Martin prompted Nathanael Greene’s acquisition of vital information regarding British tactics and plans in South Carolina in the American Revolution.