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Epic Women In Profile
Herstory: Lola Ridge
A well-recognised feminist poet and modernist in her own lifetime, …
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Herstory: Fanny Isabel Parnell
Fanny Isabel Parnell's poetry was celebrated by Irish nationalists and …
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Herstory: Nellie McClung
Nellie McClung, Canada's leading suffragist, the first woman to sit …
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Herstory: Dame Kathleen Lonsdale
Lonsdale made important scientific contributions, published prolifically, and worked tirelessly …
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Herstory: Mary Agnes Lee
Mary Agnes Lee's emphasis on social justice and her concerns …
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Herstory: Lady Dufferin
So much more than a diplomatic wife, Lady Dufferin left …
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Herstory: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Gurley Flynn started her activist life as a 16-year-old schoolgirl, …
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Herstory: Aleen Isabel Cust
Aleen Isabel Cust was a pioneer in the sphere of …
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Herstory: Agnes Mary Clerke
Agnes Mary Clerke's obituary in The Times asserted, 'both from …
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Herstory: Mabel Esmonde Cahill
Mabel Esmonde Cahill became the first non-American–and the only Irish …
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Herstory: Kay McNulty
We have Kathleen 'Kay' McNulty and six other people to …
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Herstory: Cynthia Longfield
Cynthia Longfield's early love of nature and insects grew into …
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Herstory: Lady Mary Heath
August 1925, A turning-point in history, when Lady Mary Heath …
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Herstory: Eileen Gray
Eileen Gray gained a reputation as the finest Western exponent …
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Herstory: Eva Gore-Booth
She collected 30,000 signatures for a suffrage petition in 1901, …
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Herstory: Sarah 'Fanny' Durack
Fanny's many successes inspired the public, who demanded that she …
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Herstory: Dr. Isabel 'Ida' Mitchell
"I want to fight tuberculosis. It killed two millions in …
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Herstory: Dame Ninette de Valois
To this day, the Irish born dancer, Dame Ninette de …
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Herstory: Annie Besant
Herstory: Annie Besant - 1847–1933: Secularist, politician, theosophist
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