Maureen Guinness
20th century countess of Dufferin and Ava, socialite and charity worker
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Nokukhanya Luthuli
Although she never became as public a figure as her husband was, she was significant in her own right and made a considerable contribution to her community and South Africa’s liberation struggle as a whole.
Graça Machel
Activist who served as first lady of both Mozambique and South Africa
Pamela dos Santos
South African political activist who worked extensively in Mozambique
Clementine Churchill
Wife of Winston Churchill and humanitarian activist
Marilyn Laird Lloyd
Personal tragedy brought Marilyn Lloyd into the U.S. House of Representatives where, for 20 years, she represented the science and technology interests of her Tennessee district.
Rosalynn Carter
Rosalynn Carter, wife of the thirty-ninth U.S. president, Jimmy Carter, forged a career in public service as one of the nation’s foremost advocates for mental health.
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
The first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate from North Carolina, Elizabeth Dole brought years of governmental experience to Capitol Hill as a former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and U.S. Secretary of Labor in two different presidential Cabinets.
Catherine Dorris Norrell
Having worked alongside her husband as his legislative assistant for three decades, Catherine D. Norrell succeeded him as an Arkansas Representative in a special election after his death. Her experience as a congressional wife and aide helped to prepare her for new legislative responsibilities.
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Charlotte Thompson Reid had already enjoyed a career as a nationally acclaimed singer before she began her second career relatively late in life as the widow and successor of a congressional candidate who died in mid-campaign.