Jane Nugent
1500s and 1600s Irish family matriarch
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Dehra Parker
The longest serving female MP in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland.
Dr Ellen Hellmann
South African anthropologist
Esme Bodenstein
South African physiotherapist and political activist
Lindy Boggs
After winning a special election to succeed her husband, Congresswoman Boggs went on to serve 18 years in the US House of Representatives, becoming an advocate for women’s equality, economic opportunity for minorities, and the preservation of House heritage.
Ela Gandhi
Indian-South African peace and civil rights activist
Pamela O’Malley
Irish-Spanish bohemian, radical and educationalist
Elizabeth Mafekeng
South African labor rights and anti-apartheid activist
Albina Cermak
The first woman to run for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
Ellen Lambert
South African anti-apartheid activist