Ellen Downing
Irish poet
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Sorcha Ní Ghuairim
Columnist, newspaper editor and promoter of the Irish language
Joss Shawyer
New Zealand activist and single mother Joss Shawyer campaigned for the rights of single mothers from the 1970s.
Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain
New Zealand activist and writer
Eilís Dillon
Irish writer
Anne Devlin
Irish nationalist and heroine
Emily White
Emily White made a significant contribution to community and horticultural life in New Zealand, and was her adopted country’s first woman gardening author of note.
Lydia Shackleton
Irish botanical artist, teacher, and poet
Caitlin Thomas
Irish writer
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Georgia Douglas Johnson was one of the most well-known Black female writers and playwrights of her time. Known for writing most about love and womanhood, Douglas Johnson’s published works touched many and were featured in the most widely-read Black publications of the twentieth century.