Flora Stone Mather
American philanthropist dedicated to Cleveland religious, educational, and social reform activities.
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Mary Byrne
Witness of the Knock apparition in 1879 in Ireland
Elizabeth Ryan
Irish Loreto sister and pioneer of women’s higher education
Katherine Angelina Hughes
1900s Canadian teacher, journalist, public servant, author, and Irish political activist
Dr Phyllis Trible
An esteemed pioneer in the text-based exploration of women and gender in scripture, Dr. Phyllis Trible was an internationally recognized biblical scholar and rhetorical critic.
Nathalie Bourgeois
Canadian mystic
Dr Grace Warren
Dr Grace Warren challenged conventional wisdom by undertaking research and developing surgical procedures to better understand and treat neuropathic limbs caused by diabetes, leprosy or other nerve-affecting conditions.
Mary Hennessey
1800s Irish Sister of Charity and pioneer in primary education
Mary Cullen
Irish nun and founder of the magazine Virgo Potens
Genevieve Blatt
Considered the first lady of PA politics, Judge Genevieve Blatt was the first woman elected to a statewide political office in Pennsylvania and became the first woman to sit as a Pennsylvania appellate judge on Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court.