Mary McShain
1900s American-Irish landowner and benefactor
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Georgina Sweet
Georgina Sweet was Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Melbourne 1920-1924. Her research included the zoology of Australian native animals and the parasites infesting Australian stock and native fauna.
Isabel Hyams
The Hyams sisters, along with their brother, Geoffrey, supported a settlement house and social service activities in East Boston for many years. In 1937, they established the Fresh Air Camps for local children suffering with tuberculosis. Isabel Hyams, an 1888 graduate of MIT, began the experimental Penny Lunch Club to provide Boston students with nutritious lunches for one or two cents.
Amelia Peabody
Boston sculptor and philanthropist
Barbara Verschoyle
1700s and 1800s Irish land agent and philanthropist
Asenath Nicholson
1800s Irish traveller and social reformer
Hannah Kinney
Hannah Kinney (1761-1833) was one of the first six managers of The Newark Female Charitable Society.
Helen Storrow
Helen Storrow (1865-1944) funded the Saturday Evening Girls at Boston’s North Bennet Street Industrial School, where young working-class Italian and Jewish immigrant girls were taught literacy skills, pottery, and other crafts in a culturally rich program.
Rose Talbot
Irish chatelaine, farmer and philanthropist
Ola Cohn
Australian sculptor and philanthropist Ola Cohn left a lasting impression on Victoria’s art world.