Olena Zelenska
Ukrainian first lady
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Phyllis Schlafly
American anti-women rights activist
Yelena Serova
The first Russian woman to go to the International Space Station
Esther Lape
Lesbian journalist who was part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s inner circle
Seiko Noda
Japanese politician
Jenny Marx
A dedicated socialist, she gave up life as a baroness to work for the future she believed in. An advocate for women’s rights from a young age, she was never afraid to point out that even the socialists generally placed men’s needs above women’s, if they even considered women at all.
Kathy Kozachenko
Kathy Kozachenko became the first openly homosexual political candidate in the United States to win an election, in 1974.
Eva Perón
Argentine activist and First Lady
Claudette Williams
Jamaican-American Army officer who served during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
Hester Lane
Born enslaved, as an adult free woman Hester Lane built her own business and used her success to buy other people out of slavery, as well as working tirelessly as a fundraiser for different organisations.