Hannah Ryggen
Hannah Ryggen is a vital and unique figure in the story of modern art, particularly within the Nordic countries.
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Neillí Mulcahy
Irish fashion designer
Rayna Knyaginya
Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary, known for sewing the flag of the April Uprising of 1876
Remedios de Escalada
Supporter of Argentine independence and creator of the Argentine flag
Mercedes Abrego
Colombian independence heroine
Barbara Uthmann
Foundress of the lace industry in her community.
Lily Yeats
Irish embroiderer and designer
Matekoraha Te Peehi Jaram
Maori Ngati Maru, Ngati Awa and Ngati Pukeko; weaver, tailoress, community leader
Catherine Hester Ralfe
Writer whose reminiscences vividly illustrate the lives of colonial women
Louise Henderson
Painter whose long and prodigious career left a huge and influential body of work, which is represented in all major public and many private collections in New Zealand.