Darlugdach
Irish saint and 6th century abbess of Kildare
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Mary G Phillips
She graduated from the US Army School of Nursing in 1929 and was one of the school’s few alumnae to join the Army Nurse Corps.
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Captain responsible for the recruitment of African American female soldiers during World War II, lawyer and civil rights activist
Kathleen Cox
Irish artist, sculptor, and mystic
Saint Ciar
Foundress and first abbess of Cell Chéire, and saint in the Irish tradition
Saint Damnait
Foundress of Tech Damnatan at Sliab Betha and a saint in the Irish tradition
Darbiled
Anchoress and foundress of Inis Cethig on the Erris peninsula in Co. Mayo, and a saint in the Irish tradition
Zuleikha Mayat
South African author and activist who led a life of courage, compassion and integrity
Cecilia Mary Caddell
1800s Irish novelist
Mary MacKillop
Mother Mary Mackillop was the first woman in Australia to found a Christian religious order.