Halima Mohamud
Halima Mohamud’s extensive work continues to touch the lives of Somalis, particularly women, in Victoria, Australia.
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Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh
1900s Irish actress and republican
Carmem Domingues
Brazilian-American data scientist
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Isabella Greenway, a charismatic businesswoman, philanthropist, and politician, served as Arizona’s first woman in Congress. Elected to the House during the depths of the Great Depression, Representative Greenway used her experience and extensive political connections to bring economic relief to her suffering state.
Mary MacSwiney
Irish republican
Mary Burns
1800s Irish mill hand and social radical
Mary Ann Byrne
Irish nationalist who, when seven months pregnant, delivered the surgical knives used in the assassination of Cavendish and Burke to the Invincibles in Dublin in February 1882 by concealing them under her skirts. On another occasion she brought them a rifle, two revolvers, and a large quantity of ammunition.
Kate O’Callaghan
Irish teacher and politician
Berna McIvor
Irish political and community activist
Bridget Redmond
Irish politician