Marie Bashkirtseff
Russian artist and writer
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Alexandra of Denmark
Queen of England
Harriet Martineau
English author
Aileen Mary Stace
Aileen Stace kept the craft of spinning popular by arranging demonstrations and exhibitions, both in her own spinning room and at public venues; the last exhibition she organised and minded took place in 1972.
Genni Batterham
Australian artist, author, disability rights activist and filmmaker
Margaret Cooper
She was involved in the early committees that eventually led to the establishment of Women With Disabilities Victoria (WDV) and Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA).
Dr Rhonda Louise Galbally
In addition to her work as a disability activist, Rhonda Galbally has been outspoken in health and social causes such as tobacco companies’ sponsorship of sport.
Fanny Crosby
Blind song writer who wrote more than 2500 hymns besides many secular songs, cantatas, and lyrical productions of various kinds.
June Opie
June Opie was a polio survivor, clinical psychologist, writer and broadcaster who overcame discrimination against the disabled to achieve professional and personal success. Her memoir, Over my dead body (1957), was an international best-seller and brought her widespread fame.
Louise A Bertin
French poet and composer