Activists and Reformers
The women on this page were women who worked towards the improvement of the lives of other women, for society and the world. They set the foundations on which we are able to carry out our own activism and our careers. We owe them a huge debt.
Click on the names below for links to websites with more info.
Click on the names below for links to websites with more info.
Lucretia Mott, American Abolitionist, Activist & Reformer, born 3rd January 1793
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Sojourner Truth, African American Abolitionist & Reformer, born 1797 (date of birth uncertain, possibly 18th Nov)
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Mary Carpenter, British Educational & Social Reformer, born 3rd April 1807
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Melchora Aquino, Filipina Revolutionary, born 6th January 1812
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Esther Pariseau, Canadian Nun and Social Reformer, born 16th April 1823
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Barbara Bodichon, British women's rights activist, born 8th April 1827
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Emily Stowe, Canadian Physician & Suffragist, born 1st May 1831
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Alice Stopford Green, Irish Historian & Nationalist, born 30th May 1847
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Elizabeth Webb Nicholls, Australian Temperance worker & Justice of the Peace, born 21st February 1850 |
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Isabella Ford, British Social Reformer & Suffragist, born 23rd May 1855
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Susanna Salter, American Politician, Activist & 1st female mayor, born 2nd March 1860
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Evelina Haverfield, British Suffragette & Activist, born 9th August 1867
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Kasturba Gandhi, Indian Activist and Teacher, born 11th April 1869
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Rosa Luxemburg, Polish/German Philosopher, Economist & Activist, born 5th March 1871
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Christabel Marshall, British Playwright & Campaigner, born 24th October 1871
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Marie Marvingt, French Aviator, Mountaineer & Athlete, born 20th February 1875
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Edith Abbott, American Economist & Social Worker, born 26th September 1876
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Elena Arizmendi Mejia, Mexican Feminist & Founder of the Neutral White Cross, born 18th January 1884
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Anna Hedvig Büll, Estonian Missionary & Humanitarian, born 4th February 1887
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Rose Pesotta, 1896 - American feminist labor organizer, born 20th November 1896
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Dorothy Day, American Journalist & Social Activist, born 8th November 1897
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Mary Brooksbank, Scottish Activist, Musician and Poet, born 15th December 1897
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Grace Towns, African American Activist and Politician, born 10th February 1907
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Katherine Dunham, African American Dancer, Choreographer & Activist, born 22nd June 1909
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Olga Bergholz, Russian Poet and Activist, born 16th May 1910
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Mary McCarthy, American Writer and Political Activist, born 21st June 1912
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Margherita Hack, Italian Astrophysicist & Activist, born 12th June 1922
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Vina Mazumdar, Indian Academic and Activist, born 28th March 1927
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Coretta Scott King, 1927 - African American Musician and Civil Rights Activist, born 27th April 1927 |
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Hazel Dickens, American Feminist, Activist, Bluegrass Singer, born 1st June 1935
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Mercedes Sosa, Argentinian Folk Singer & Activist, born 9th July 1935
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Stella Young, Australian Comedian, Journalist & Disability Activist, born 24th February 1982
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