Mary Baptist Russell
1800s Irish nun, philanthropist, and educator
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Kobera Manual
South African educator and community activist
Ilse Naudé
South African religious activist
Janet Burnside Soga
Scottish-South African religious activist
Mary McCaffrey
Irish-American Sister of Mercy and social worker known as the ‘Angel of the Tombs’ for her many years of prison visitation, assistance to short- and long-term prisoners, and the many appeals she made on their behalf
Maura O’Halloran
Irish Zen master
Mary Purcell
20th century Irish teacher, religious biographer and archivist
Nokutela Dube
South African political activist, educationist, and musician
Nongqawuse
1800s South African prophet
Bernice King
Bernice Albertine King carried on her family’s legacy by advancing the Kingian philosophy of nonviolent social change, as a minister, author, and CEO of the King Center.