Anna Letitia Waring
1800s British hymn writer and poet
1800s British hymn writer and poet
Italian Paralympic fencing champion and activist
Vociferous in the fight for equality, she remains a feminist role model and inspiration through the ages, planting the seeds for an end to traditionalism and the birth of female liberation in India and Bangladesh.
Most noted for her leadership in the Tiananmen Square protests and her organizations that aid women and students, Chai Ling’s work has helped and inspired people all around the world.
Austrian journalist, writer, editor, photographer and novelist
In 1959, Anna Chandy changed history by becoming the first female high court judge of India as well as the whole of the (then) British commonwealth.
South African anti-apartheid activist and writer
1700s and 1800s Irish author
1600s Anglo-Irish woman of letters
American Jewish trans rights activist