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This article lists important people who have worked to make sure women have equal rights. These people are listed by their country and then by their names.

Women's rights activists are people who believe that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men. They work to change laws and ideas that treat women unfairly. This includes fighting for things like equal pay, the right to vote, access to education, and safety from harm.

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Afghanistan: Champions for Women's Rights

  • Amina Azimi – A strong voice for disabled women's rights.
  • Hasina Jalal – Works to help women become more powerful and independent.
  • Quhramaana Kakar – A senior advisor who helps solve conflicts and promote peace.
  • Masuada Karokhi (born 1962) – A member of parliament and a fighter for women's rights.

Albania: Early Advocates for Equality

Algeria: Writers and Activists

Arabia: Historical Rights in Islam

  • Muhammad ibn Abdullah (570–632) – The founder of Sunni Islam. He set up rights for women in the 7th century CE. These rights included equality before God. Women could also give religious advice and teach. Other rights included protection from harm, education, inheritance, owning property, doing business, and signing contracts. Women also gained an independent economic position and rights in marriage, like choosing their husband and having rights over their household and children.

Argentina: Fighting for Change

Australia: Leading the Way for Women

  • Thelma Bate (1904–1984) – A community leader who worked for the inclusion of Aboriginal people.
  • Rosie Batty (born 1962) – Named Australian of the Year in 2015. She campaigns against family violence.
  • Sandra Bloodworth – A historian and socialist activist.
  • Eva Cox (born 1938) – A sociologist and feminist. She comments on women in power and at work.
  • Zelda D'Aprano (born 1928) – A trade unionist and feminist. In 1969, she chained herself to a building to protest for equal pay.
  • Louisa Margaret Dunkley (1866–1927) – A telegraphist and labor organizer.
  • Elizabeth Evatt (born 1933) – A legal reformer and jurist. She was the first Australian in the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
  • Miles Franklin (1879–1954) – A famous writer and feminist.
  • Vida Goldstein (1869–1949) – An early Australian feminist. She campaigned for women's right to vote. She was the first woman in the British Empire to run for a national election.
  • Germaine Greer (born 1939) – Author of The Female Eunuch. She is an academic and social commentator.
  • Bella Guerin (1858–1923) – The first woman to graduate from an Australian university. She was a socialist feminist.
  • Louisa Lawson (1848–1920) – A feminist, suffragist, and author. She founded The Dawn magazine.
  • Fiona Patten (born 1964) – A lobbyist for personal freedoms and progressive lifestyles.
  • Michelle Payne (born 1985) – The first female winner of the Melbourne Cup. She advocates for more women in sports.
  • Eileen Powell (1913–1997) – A trade unionist and women's activist. She helped achieve equal pay for equal work.
  • Millicent Preston-Stanley (1883–1955) – The first female member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. She campaigned for mothers' rights in divorce and women's healthcare.
  • Elizabeth Anne Reid (born 1942) – The world's first women's affairs adviser to a head of government. She was active in the United Nations.
  • Bessie Rischbieth (1874–1967) – An early female appointee to a court. She worked against the practice of taking Aboriginal children from their mothers.
  • Jessie Street (1889–1970) – An Australian suffragette, feminist, and human rights campaigner. She was important in labor rights and the early days of the UN.
  • Anne Summers (born 1945) – A women's rights activist in politics and media. She was an editor for Ms. magazine.
  • Mary Hynes Swanton (1861–1940) – An Australian women's rights and trade unionist.

Austria: Pioneers for Education and Work

  • Auguste Fickert (1855–1910) – A feminist and social reformer.
  • Marianne Hainisch (1839–1936) – An activist who supported women's right to work and education.
  • Bertha Pappenheim (1859–1936) – An Austrian-Jewish feminist. She founded the German Jewish Women's Association.

Belgium: Advocating for Women's Rights

  • Marguerite Coppin (1867–1931) – A poet and advocate for women's rights.
  • Christine Loudes (1972–2016) – A supporter of gender equality and women's rights.
  • Frédérique Petrides (1903–1983) – A Belgian-American orchestral conductor. She was an activist and editor of Women in Music.
  • Marie Popelin (1846–1913) – A lawyer and feminist campaigner. She led the Belgian League for Women's Rights.

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Roma Women's Rights

Botswana: Fighting for Nationality Rights

  • Unity Dow (born 1959) – A judge and writer. She fought for children of mixed parents to be recognized as nationals.

Brazil: Diverse Voices for Women

Bulgaria: Suffragists and Reformers

Canada: Leading the Fight for Suffrage

Cape Verde: Advocating for Equality

Chad: Women in Politics

Chile: Early Activists

China: Promoting Women's Progress

Colombia: Political Activism

Croatia: Early Feminist Voices

Democratic Republic of Congo: Fighting for Women's Safety

  • Julienne Lusenge – A women's activist.

Denmark: Diverse Efforts for Women's Rights

  • Sophie Alberti (1846–1947) – A pioneering women's rights activist.
  • Widad Akrawi (born 1969) – A writer and doctor. She advocates for gender equality and women's involvement in peace-building.
  • Johanne Andersen (1862–1925) – Active in the Danish Women's Society.
  • Ragnhild Nikoline Andersen (1907–1990) – A trade unionist and Communist party politician.
  • Signe Arnfred (born 1944) – A sociologist specializing in gender studies.
  • Matilde Bajer (1840–1934) – A women's rights activist and pacifist.
  • Annestine Beyer (1795–1884) – A pioneer in women's education.
  • Anne Bruun (1853–1934) – A schoolteacher and women's rights activist.
  • Esther Carstensen (1873–1955) – A women's rights activist and journal editor.
  • Severine Casse (1805–1898) – A women's rights activist. She successfully fought for a wife's right to control her own earnings.
  • Ulla Dahlerup (born 1942) – A writer and women's rights activist. She was a member of the Danish Red Stocking Movement.
  • Thora Daugaard (1874–1951) – A women's rights activist, pacifist, and editor.
  • Henni Forchhammer (1863–1955) – An educator, feminist, and peace activist.
  • Inger Gamburg (1892–1979) – A trades unionist and Communist politician.
  • Suzanne Giese (1946–2012) – A writer and women's rights activist. She was a prominent member of the Red Stocking Movement.
  • Bente Hansen (born 1940) – A writer and supporter of the Red Stocking Movement.
  • Eline Hansen (1859–1919) – A feminist and peace activist.
  • Eva Hemmer Hansen (1913–1983) – A writer and feminist.
  • Estrid Hein (1873–1956) – An ophthalmologist, women's rights activist, and pacifist.
  • Dagmar Hjort (1860–1902) – A schoolteacher, writer, and women's rights activist.
  • Thora Ingemann Drøhse (1867–1948) – A temperance campaigner and women's rights activist.
  • Thyra Jensen (1865–1949) – A writer and women's rights activist.
  • Erna Juel-Hansen (1845–1922) – A novelist and early women's rights activist.
  • Lene Koch (born 1947) – A gender studies researcher.
  • Anna Laursen (1845–1911) – An educator and head of the Aarhus branch of the Danish Women's Society.
  • Anna Lohse (1866–1942) – An Odense schoolteacher and women's rights activist.
  • Line Luplau (1823–1891) – A feminist, suffragist, and founder of the Danish Women's Suffrage Society.
  • Elisabeth Møller Jensen (born 1946) – A historian and feminist. She directed Kvinfo from 1990 to 2014.
  • Thora Knudsen (1861–1950) – A nurse, women's rights activist, and philanthropist.
  • Nynne Koch (1915–2001) – A pioneering women's studies researcher.
  • Elna Munch (1871–1845) – A feminist, politician, and co-founder of the Danish Association for Women's Suffrage.
  • Louise Nørlund (1854–1919) – A feminist, pacifist, and founder of the Danish Women's Suffrage Society.
  • Birgitte Berg Nielsen (1861–1951) – An equal rights activist and educator.
  • Charlotte Norrie (1855–1940) – A nurse, women's rights activist, and voting rights campaigner.
  • Tania Ørum (born 1945) – A women's research activist and literary historian.
  • Thora Pedersen (1875–1954) – An educator and school inspector. She fought for equal pay for men and women.
  • Johanne Rambusch (1865–1944) – A feminist and politician. She co-founded a radical suffrage association.
  • Caja Rude (1884–1949) – A novelist, journalist, and women's rights activist.
  • Vibeke Salicath (1861–1921) – A philanthropist, feminist, editor, and politician.
  • Astrid Stampe Feddersen (1852–1930) – Chaired the first Scandinavian meeting on women's rights.
  • Karen Syberg (born 1945) – A writer and feminist. She co-founded the Red Stocking Movement.
  • Caroline Testman (1839–1919) – A feminist and co-founder of Dansk Kvindesamfund.
  • Ingeborg Tolderlund (1848–1935) – A women's rights activist and suffragist.
  • Clara Tybjerg (1864–1941) – A women's rights activist and pacifist.
  • Anna Westergaard (1882–1964) – A railway official, trade unionist, women's rights activist, and politician.
  • Louise Wright (1861–1935) – A philanthropist, feminist, and peace activist.
  • Natalie Zahle (1827–1913) – A pioneer in women's education.

East Timor: Peace and Activism

Egypt: Advocates for Health and Equality

  • Qasim Amin (1863–1908) – A jurist and early supporter of women's rights in society.
  • Soraya Bahgat (born 1983) – An Egyptian-Finnish women's rights advocate. She founded Tahrir Bodyguard.
  • Ihsan El-Kousy (born 1900) – A headmistress, writer, and rights activist.
  • Nawal el-Saadawi (born 1931) – A writer and doctor. She advocates for women's health and equality.
  • Entisar Elsaeed (fl. 2000s) – An activist fighting domestic abuse.
  • Hoda Shaarawi (1879–1947) – A feminist organizer. She founded the Egyptian Feminist Union.

Estonia: Educational Pioneers

Finland: Writers and Feminists

  • Hanna Andersin (1861–1914) – An educator and feminist.
  • Soraya Bahgat (born 1983) – See Egypt.
  • Elisabeth Blomqvist (1827–1901) – A pioneering female educator.
  • Minna Canth (1844–1897) – A writer and supporter of women's rights.
  • Adelaïde Ehrnrooth (1826–1905) – A feminist and writer. She was an early fighter for voting rights.
  • Alexandra Gripenberg (1857–1913) – A writer and women's rights activist. She was treasurer of the International Council of Women.
  • Lucina Hagman (1853–1946) – A feminist, politician, and pacifist. She was president of the League of Finnish Feminists.
  • Rosina Heikel (1842–1929) – A feminist and the first medical doctor in Finland.
  • Alma Hjelt (1853–1907) – A gymnast and women's rights activist. She chaired the Finnish women's association.
  • Hilda Käkikoski (1864–1912) – A suffragist, writer, schoolteacher, and early politician.

France: Influential Thinkers and Activists

Germany: Fighting for Suffrage and Social Reform

  • Jenny Apolant (1874–1925) – A Jewish feminist and suffragist.
  • Ruth Bré (c. 1862/67–1911) – A writer and advocate of women's rights. She founded the League for Maternity Leave.
  • Johanna Elberskirchen (1864–1943) – A feminist and activist for women's rights, including for gay and lesbian people.
  • Johanna von Evreinov (1844–1919) – A Russian-born German feminist writer and pioneering female lawyer.
  • Lida Gustava Heymann (1868–1943) – A feminist, pacifist, and women's rights activist.
  • Luise Koch (1860–1934) – An educator, women's rights activist, suffragist, and politician.
  • Helene Lange (1848–1930) – An educator and pioneering women's rights activist and suffragist.
  • Sigrid Metz-Göckel (born 1940) – A sociologist and gender studies academic.
  • Ursula G. T. Müller (born 1940) – A sociologist and gender studies academic.
  • Louise Otto-Peters (1819–1895) – A suffragist, women's rights activist, and writer.
  • Alice Salomon (1872–1948) – A social reformer, women's rights activist, educator, and writer.
  • Käthe Schirmacher (1865–1930) – An early women's rights activist and writer.
  • Auguste Schmidt (1833–1902) – A pioneering women's rights activist, educator, and journalist.
  • Alice Schwarzer (born 1942) – A journalist and publisher of Emma magazine.
  • Gesine Spieß (1945–2016) – An educationalist specializing in gender studies.
  • Marie Stritt (1855–1928) – A women's rights activist and suffragist. She co-founded the International Alliance of Women.
  • Johanna Vogt (1862–1944) – A suffragist and the first woman on the city council of Kassel in 1919.
  • Marianne Weber (1870–1954) – A sociologist, women's rights activist, and writer.
  • Clara Zetkin (1857–1933) – A Marxist theorist, women's rights activist, suffragist, and politician.

Ghana: Drafting Declarations for Women

Greece: Founders of the Women's Movement

  • Kalliroi Parren (1861–1940) – Founder of the Greek women's movement.
  • Avra Theodoropoulou (1880–1963) – A music critic, pianist, suffragist, women's rights activist, and nurse.

Greenland: Indigenous and Women's Rights

  • Aviâja Egede Lynge (born 1974) – An educator and activist for indigenous peoples and women's rights.
  • Henriette Rasmussen (1950–2017) – An educator, journalist, women's rights activist, and politician.

Hungary: Education and Suffrage

  • Clotilde Apponyi (1867–1942) – A suffragist.
  • Enikő Bollobás (born 1952) – An academic specializing in women's studies.
  • Vilma Glücklich (1872–1927) – An educational reformer and women's rights activist.
  • Teréz Karacs (1808–1892) – A writer and women's rights activist.
  • Rosika Schwimmer (1877–1948) – A feminist and suffragist. She won the World Peace Prize in 1937.
  • Éva Takács (1780–1845) – A writer and feminist.
  • Blanka Teleki (1806–1862) – A feminist and supporter of female education.
  • Pálné Veres (1815–1895) – Founder of the Hungarian National Association for Women's Education.

Iceland: Promoting Voting Rights

India: Diverse Activists for Change

Indonesia: Advocating for Education

  • Electronita Duan – Founder of Politeknik Pembangunan Halmahera.
  • Raden Adjeng Kartini (1879–1904) – A Javanese advocate for Indonesian women. She criticized polygamy and the lack of women's education.
  • Valentina Sagala (born 1977) – A women's rights activist.

Iran: Fighting for Human Rights

Ireland: Early Women's Movement Figures

Israel: Diverse Feminist Voices

  • Ketzia Alon (born 1971) – An academic, social activist, and Mizrahi feminist. She co-founded the Ahoti – for Women in Israel movement.
  • Esther Eillam (born 1939) – Founder of the Feminist Movement organization.
  • Carmen Elmakiyes (born 1979) – A social and political activist. She works for women in public housing.
  • Marcia Freedman (born 1938) – Founder of Israel's feminist movement (1971). She is a politician, social activist, and writer.
  • Anat Hoffman (born 1954) – Executive director of the Israel Religious Action Center. She is a founding member of Women of the Wall.
  • Shula Keshet (born 1959) – A social and political activist and entrepreneur. She is a Mizrahi feminist and executive director of the Ahoti – for Women in Israel.
  • Vicki Knafo (born 1960) – A social activist. She led the 2003 struggle for single mothers.
  • Reut Naggar (born 1983) – A producer, cultural entrepreneur, and social activist. She focuses on LGBT and women's rights.
  • Vicki Shiran (1947–2004) – One of the founders of the Mizrahi feminism movement.
  • Iris Stern Levi (born 1953) – An activist for the rehabilitation of trafficked women.

Italy: Pacifists and Suffragists

  • Alma Dolens (1869–1948) – A pacifist, suffragist, and journalist. She founded several women's organizations.
  • Linda Malnati (1855–1921) – A women's rights activist, trade unionist, suffragist, pacifist, and writer.
  • Anna Maria Mozzoni (1837–1920) – A pioneering women's rights activist and suffragist.
  • Eugenia Rasponi Murat (1873–1958) – A women's rights activist who fought for civil protections.
  • Gabriella Rasponi Spalletti (1853–1931) – A feminist, educator, and philanthropist. She founded the National Council of Italian Women in 1903.
  • Laura Terracina (1519–c.1577) – A widely published poet and writer. She protested violence against women.

Japan: Promoting Women's Education

Kenya: Advocates for Girls' Rights

  • Nice Nailantei Leng'ete (born 1991) – She advocates for alternative rites of passage for girls in Africa.
  • Wangari Maathai (1940–2011)

Latvia: Political Activism

Lebanon: Lawyers for Women's Rights

Libya: Inclusive Security and Peace

  • Alaa Murabit (born 1989) – A physician who advocates for inclusive security and peace-building.

Lithuania: Early Activists

Luxembourg: Women in Politics

Mali: Activists and Educators

Mauritania: Leading the Way

Netherlands: Suffrage and Social Reform

New Zealand: First for Women's Vote

  • Kate Sheppard (1848–1934) – A suffragette who was influential in New Zealand becoming the first country where women could vote in national elections in 1893.

Nigeria: Human Rights and Gender Equality

Norway: Promoting Equality and Peace

  • Marit Aarum (1903–1956) – An economist, politician, and activist.
  • Irene Bauer (1945–2016) – A government official and activist.
  • Anna Louise Beer (1924–2010) – A lawyer, judge, and activist.
  • Margunn Bjørnholt (born 1958) – A sociologist, economist, gender researcher, and activist.
  • Randi Blehr (1851–1928) – A feminist and co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.
  • Karin Maria Bruzelius (born 1941) – A Swedish-born Norwegian judge and rights activist.
  • Nicoline Hambro (1861–1926) – A politician and women's rights supporter.
  • Siri Hangeland (born 1952) – A politician and activist.
  • Aasta Hansteen (1824–1908) – A painter, writer, and feminist.
  • Sigrun Hoel (born 1951) – A government official and activist.
  • Anniken Huitfeldt (born 1969) – A historian and politician who reported on women's rights.
  • Grethe Irvoll (born 1939) – A political supporter of women's rights.
  • Martha Larsen Jahn (1875–1954) – A peace and women's activist.
  • Dakky Kiær (1892–1980) – A politician, civic leader, and activist.
  • Betzy Kjelsberg (1866–1950) – A rights activist, suffragist, and politician.
  • Eva Kolstad (1918–1999) – A politician and minister. She supported gender equality.
  • Gina Krog (1947–1916) – A supporter of women's right to education, politician, and editor.
  • Berit Kvæven (born 1942) – A politician and activist.
  • Aadel Lampe (1857–1944) – A women's rights leader, suffragist, and teacher.
  • Mimi Sverdrup Lunden (1894–1955) – An educator, writer, and women's rights supporter.
  • Fredrikke Mørck (1861–1934) – An editor, teacher, and activist.
  • Ragna Nielsen (1845–1924) – A headmistress, politician, and activist.
  • Marit Nybakk (born 1947) – A politician and activist.
  • Amalie Øvergaard (1874–1960) – A women's leader active in housewives associations.
  • Kjellaug Pettersen (1934–2012) – A government official and politician. She supported gender equality.
  • Kjellaug Pettersen (1843–1938) – A politician and founder of the Norwegian Women's Public Health Association.
  • Ingerid Gjøstein Resi (1901–1955) – A philologist, women's rights leader, and politician.
  • Torild Skard (born 1936) – A psychologist, politician, and women's rights leader.
  • Kari Skjønsberg (1926–2003) – An academic, writer, and activist.
  • Anna Stang (1834–1901) – A politician and women's rights leader.
  • Sigrid Stray (1893–1978) – A lawyer and women's rights supporter.
  • Signe Swensson (1888–1974) – A physician, politician, and women's leader.
  • Thina Thorleifsen (1855–1959) – A women's movement activist.
  • Clara Tschudi (1856–1945) – A writer and biographer of women's rights activists.
  • Vilhelmine Ullmann (1816–1915) – A pedagogue, writer, and women's rights supporter.
  • Grethe Værnø (born 1938) – A politician, writer, and women's rights supporter.
  • Margrethe Vullum (1846–1918) – A Danish-born Norwegian journalist, writer, and women's rights supporter.
  • Fredrikke Waaler (1865–1952) – A musician and activist.
  • Gunhild Ziener (1868–1937) – A pioneer in the women's movement and editor.

Pakistan: Advocates for Education and Safety

Peru: Early Activists

Philippines: Women in Politics

Poland: Literary Figures for Women's Rights

Portugal: Pioneers for Equality

Puerto Rico: Labor and Suffrage

  • Luisa Capetillo (1879–1922) – A labor union suffragette. She was jailed for wearing pants in public.

Romania: Feminists and Suffragists

Russia: Early Women's Rights Activists

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Community Leaders

Saudi Arabia: Social Media Influencers for Rights

Serbia: Queens and Philosophers for Women

Slovenia: Socialism and Equality

  • Alojzija Štebi (1883–1956) – A suffragist who believed socialism could help equalize society for men and women.

Somalia: Feminism and Activism

South Africa: Islamic Gender Equality

  • Shamima Shaikh (1960–1998) – A member of the Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa. She supported Islamic gender equality.

Spain: Feminists and Politicians

Sri-Lanka: Supporting Widows and Women

Sweden: Pioneers for Women's Rights

  • Gertrud Adelborg (1853–1942) – A teacher and leading member of the women's rights movement.
  • Sophie Adlersparre (1823–1895) – A publisher, women's rights activist, and pioneer.
  • Alma Åkermark (1853–1933) – An editor, journalist, and activist.
  • Ellen Anckarsvärd (1833–1898) – A women's rights activist. She co-founded the Married Woman's Property Rights Association.
  • Carolina Benedicks-Bruce (1856–1935) – A sculptor and rights activist.
  • Ellen Bergman (1842–1921) – A musician and rights activist.
  • Fredrika Bremer (1801–1865) – A writer, feminist activist, and pioneer.
  • Frigga Carlberg (1851–1925) – A writer, feminist, and women's suffragist.
  • Maria Cederschiöld (1856–1935) – A journalist and women's rights activist.
  • Josefina Deland (1814–1890) – A feminist, writer, and teacher. She founded a society for retired female teachers.
  • Lizinka Dyrssen (1866–1952) – A women's rights activist.
  • Agda Montelius (1850–1920) – A philanthropist and feminist. She chaired the Fredrika Bremer Association.
  • Ebba von Eckermann (1866–1960) – A women's rights activist.
  • Ruth Gustafson (1881–1960) – A politician, trade unionist, women's rights activist, and editor.
  • Anna Hierta-Retzius (1841–1924) – A women's rights activist and philanthropist.
  • Lilly Engström (1843–1921) – A women's rights activist and government official.
  • Soheila Fors (born 1967) – An Iranian-Swedish women's rights activist.
  • Ellen Hagen (1873–1967) – A suffragette, rights activist, and politician.
  • Lina Hjort (1881–1959) – A schoolteacher, house builder, and suffragist.
  • Amanda Kerfstedt (1835–1920) – A writer active in the women's rights movement.
  • Ellen Kleman (1867–1943) – A writer, journal editor, and women's rights activist.
  • Lotten von Kræmer (1828–1912) – A writer, poet, and philanthropist.
  • Lisbeth Larsson (1949–2021) – A literary historian focusing on gender studies.
  • Rosa Malmström (1906–1995) – A librarian and feminist.
  • Sara Mohammad (born 1967) – An Iraqi Kurdish-born Swedish human rights activist.
  • Rosalie Olivecrona (1823–1898) – A pioneer of the women's rights movement.
  • Gulli Petrini (1867–1941) – A suffragette, women's rights activist, and politician.
  • Anna Pettersson (1886–1929) – A lawyer and pioneer in legal advice for women.
  • Eva Pineus (1905–1985) – A librarian, politician, and activist.
  • Emilie Rathou (1862–1948) – A journalist, editor, and activist.
  • Hilda Sachs (1857–1935) – A journalist, writer, and feminist.
  • Sophie Sager (1825–1902) – A women's rights activist and writer.
  • Anna Sandström (1854–1931) – An educational reformer.
  • Ida Schmidt (1857–1932) – A women's rights activist, educator, and politician.
  • Alexandra Skoglund (1862–1938) – A suffragette, activist, and politician.
  • Frida Stéenhoff (1865–1945) – A writer and women's rights activist.
  • Elisabeth Tamm (1880–1958) – A politician and women's rights activist.
  • Kajsa Wahlberg – Sweden's national rapporteur.
  • Anna Whitlock (1852–1930) – A school pioneer, journalist, and feminist.

Switzerland: Founders of the Women's Movement

Tunisia: Improving Women's Health and Rights

  • Néziha Zarrouk (born 1946) – A minister who helped improve women's rights and health.

Turkey: Feminists and Politicians

  • Nezihe Muhiddin – A feminist who founded a women's party.
  • Sebahat Tuncel – A women's rights activist and former member of Parliament in Turkey.

United Kingdom: Suffragists and Social Reformers

United States: Key Figures in Women's Rights

Uruguay: Early Activists

Venezuela: Human Rights and Peace

  • Sheyene Gerardi – A human rights advocate and peace activist. She founded the SPACE movement.

Yemen: Advocating for Rights

Zimbabwe: Women's Rights Leaders

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