Marion Sparg
South African political activist
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Marcelle Lafont
Marcelle Lafont (1905-1982) was a chemical engineer, resistance fighter and French politician.
Vilma Espín
One of the first women in Cuba to study chemical engineering, graduating from the Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Vilma Lucila Espín Guillois was mostly known as one of the leading Cuban revolutionaries, feminist, and wife of Raúl Castro.
Maria Quitéria
Initially disguised as a man, Brazilian soldier Maria Quitéria de Jesus served in the Brazilian War of Independence against the Portuguese from October 1822 to 1824.
Léonie Abo
Congolese writer and activist Léonie Abo is best known for her role in the 1963-65 Kwilu rebellion.
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