Politics Archives - Page 65 of 134

Margaret Tufts Swan Yardley

Margaret Tufts Swan Yardley (1844-1928) was a founding member and the first president of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs.

Anne Cox Chambers

Anne Cox Chambers was a media mogul, philanthropist, and former U.S. ambassador.

Cecil Craig

Viscountess Craigavon and Irish unionist

Linda Burney

The first Indigenous person to be elected to the New South Wales parliament.

Jean Childs Young was the first lady of Atlanta during the mayoral terms of her husband, Andrew Young, in the 1980s and was known nationally and internationally as an educator and advocate for children’s rights.

Elena Diaz-Verson Amos

Philanthropist Elena Diaz-Verson Amos, a Cuban immigrant, was active in educational, philanthropic, and political causes and dedicated to increasing intercultural understanding in Georgia.

Grace Towns Hamilton

The first African American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly

Kathleen Neal Cleaver

Black Panther Party Communications Secretary and the first woman in the Party’s leadership group who later became a university porfessor and also worked as a law clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals

Nova Peris

Nova Peris was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks was the first Aboriginal female movie star, alongside being an advocate for her community.