Taos Amrouche
Algerian writer and singer Taos Amrouche became the first modern Algerian woman to publish a novel in 1947, the autobiographical Jacinthe noire. It is also one of the earliest novels published in French by a North African woman writer.
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Anna Amalia
1700s princess of Prussia and composer
Hārata Solomon
Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa and Te Āti Awa woman of mana, teacher, entertainer, community leader and Mormon leader
Ngoi Pēwhairangi
Ngāti Porou shearer, performer, teacher, songwriter and cultural adviser
Joan Wood
A strong and determined woman, Joan Wood made a major contribution to the educational and artistic life of New Zealand. Thousands of New Zealanders, particularly women and children, have benefited from the play centre movement she helped found.
Margaret Barry
Irish folk singer
Annie Jessie Curwen
Irish music educationist
Daisy Basham
New Zealand singer, radio broadcaster and personality, writer
Blanche Thompson
Early 1900s New Zealand sportswoman
Adriana Basile
1600s Italian singer, poet and composer