Almira L Fales
Philanthropist who tended the sick and wounded during the US Civil War
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Mary Drelincourt
1700s Irish benefactress to the church and to education
Venie Barr
Irish political and community activist
Ellen Smyly
1800s Irish philanthropist
Helen Hooker
1900s Irish sculptor
Sarah Atkinson
1800s Irish philanthropist and author
Elizabeth Holmes
1800s Irish philanthropist
Sarah Hyams
The Hyams sisters 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.
Mary McShain
1900s American-Irish landowner and benefactor
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.