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
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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.
Dr Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian dancer, activist and politician
Donaldina Cameron
New Zealand-American social reformer who worked to protect Chinese women and girls from trafficking
Leila Ahmed
Egyptian scholar, writer and women’s rights activist
Kanitha Wichiencharoen
Khunying Kanitha Wichiencharoen was a women’s rights activist and lawyer who later became a Mae Chee (female monastic in Thailand).