Here you’ll find Feminists, Suffragettes, Women’s Suffrage Advocates (yes, there’s a difference between the two), and people–both men and women–who advocated and pushed for a better life for women the world round, all throughout history
124: Mariska Hargitay Actress and the former President of the Joyful Heart Foundation Born: 23 January 1964, Santa Monica, California, United States of America Since beginning her role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Mariska has begun working with survivors of sexual assault, domestic abuse, child abuse, and others in need; becoming an advocate…
123: Frida Kahlo Painter Remembered for Her Vivid Self-Portraits and Respect and Attention to Mexico’s Indigenous Culture Born: 6 July 1907, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico Died: 13 July 1954, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico Frida is also a feminist icon for defying the odds and breaking the mold of typical femininity (not every woman could rock…
“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.” 122: Jane Austen Novelist who Wrote Sense & Sensibility, Emma, and Pride & Prejudice Born: 16 December 1775, Steventon, United Kingdom Died: 18 July 1817, Winchester, United Kingdom Jane was not well known in…
106) Indira Ghandi India’s First (And Only as of 2022) Female Prime Minister Born: 19 November 1917, Prayagraj, India Died: 31 October 1984, New Delhi, India Indira was the only child of the man who served as Indian’s first Independent Prime Minister and was essential in the struggle for independence from Britain. Her grandfather was…
104) Eleanor Roosevelt Former First Lady of the United States During Her Husband Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Administration Born: 11 October 1884, New York City, New York, United States of America Died: 7 November 1962, New York City, New York, United States of America Original Name: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt She was a niece of President Theodore…
102) Jeannette Rankin The First Woman Elected to the United States Congress Born: 11 June 1880, Missoula County, Montana, United States of America Died: 18 May 1973, Carmel Valley, California, United States of America A Republican from Montana her other main thing she is known for is being the only member of Congress to vote…
101) Nancy Astor The First Female MP Elected and Able to Take Her Seat in British Parliament Born: 19 May 1879, Danville, Virginia, United States of America Died: 2 May 1964, Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Nancy served in the House of Commons starting in 1919 (she was replacing her husband who had been the previous…
88) Helen Keller Advocate and Educator who Rose Above Being Deaf and Blind to Become Internationally Celebrated Born: 27 June 1880, Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States of America Died: 1 June 1968, Easton, Connecticut, United States of America She was also a co-founder of the ACLU. When Helen was nineteen months old, she became ill—most likely…
86) Millicent Fawcett Suffragette and Feminist Born: 11 June 1847, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom Died: 5 August 1929, London, United Kingdom For fifty years she was one of the leaders of the Suffrage Movement in the United Kingdom. She also alienated other Suffragettes because she did not condone the violence of Emmeline Pankhurst—a fellow suffragette who…
“Marriage, to women as to men must be a luxury, not a necessity; an incident of life, not all of it. And the only possible way to accomplish this great change is to accord women equal power.” 85) Susan B Anthony Social Advocate and One of the Most Famous Supporters of Women’s Suffrage Born: 15…