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Clare of Assisi

Italian saint closely linked to Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a Franciscan monastic order known for its strict poverty.

Edith Simcox

British philosopher, writer, trade union activist, and feminist.

María Isidra de Guzmán y de la Cerda

The first Spanish woman to earn a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Emma Goldman

Russian-born Jewish anarchist, political activist, and writer who greatly influenced anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

Etain Madden

Etain Madden (1939–82) studied philosophy at King’s College, London, and was active in a number of political and feminist causes.

Marguerite Porete

French-speaking mystic and author of The Mirror of Simple Souls, a work of Christian mysticism on the workings of agape (divine love)

Gabrielle Suchon

1600s French philosopher

First woman to write a serious book about America; first person to set up an experimental colony, Nashoba near Memphis, with the object of enabling enslaved people to work for their freedom; first woman to co-edit a newspaper in America, first female public orator in America.

Concepción Arenal

Spanish publicist and social worker

Manuela Sanz de Santamaría

Colombian scholar and writer