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Herstory: Fanny Isabel Parnell

Fanny Isabel Parnell's poetry was celebrated by Irish nationalists and her activism helped to bring many Irish and Irish-American women into politics.

Fanny Isabel Parnell • 27 Feb 20

Herstory: Nellie McClung

Nellie McClung, Canada's leading suffragist, the first woman to sit in the Alberta legislature, and author of sixteen volumes of fiction and non-fiction.

Nellie McClung • 11 Sep 19

Herstory: Dame Kathleen Lonsdale

Lonsdale made important scientific contributions, published prolifically, and worked tirelessly for humanitarian goals.

Dame Kathleen Lonsdale • 25 Feb 20

Herstory: Mary Agnes Lee

Mary Agnes Lee's emphasis on social justice and her concerns for working women posed a threat to the establishment.

Mary Agnes Lee • 25 Feb 20

Herstory: Lady Dufferin

So much more than a diplomatic wife, Lady Dufferin left a particular legacy in India through her National Association for Supplying Female Medical Aid to the Women of India, better known as the Dufferin Fund.

Lady Dufferin • 27 Feb 20

Herstory: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

Gurley Flynn started her activist life as a 16-year-old schoolgirl, calling on American workers to rise in front of a red flag on a makeshift stage on a New York street corner.

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn • 27 Feb 20

Herstory: Aleen Isabel Cust

Aleen Isabel Cust was a pioneer in the sphere of the veterinary occupation.

Aleen Isabel Cust • 25 Feb 20

Herstory: Agnes Mary Clerke

Agnes Mary Clerke's obituary in The Times asserted, 'both from the literary and scientific standpoints she must be ranked as a great scientific writer.'

Agnes Mary Clerke • 11 Sep 19

Herstory: Mabel Esmonde Cahill

Mabel Esmonde Cahill became the first non-American–and the only Irish person ever–to win a US Open title.

Mabel Esmonde Cahill • 27 Feb 20

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Herstory: Kay McNulty

We have Kathleen 'Kay' McNulty and six other people to thank for our modern day computers.

Herstory • 25 Feb 20

Herstory: Cynthia Longfield

Cynthia Longfield's early love of nature and insects grew into a lifelong passion, and she became a leading authority on dragonflies and damselflies.

Cynthia Longfield • 27 Feb 20

Herstory: Lady Mary Heath

August 1925, A turning-point in history, when Lady Mary Heath became one of the first members of the London Aeroplane Club.

Herstory • 12 Feb 20

Herstory: Eileen Gray

Eileen Gray gained a reputation as the finest Western exponent of the Japanese lacquer technique & was internationally acclaimed as a pioneering furniture designer.

Eileen Gray • 27 Feb 20

Herstory: Eva Gore-Booth

She collected 30,000 signatures for a suffrage petition in 1901, campaigned for the rights of women to work as barmaids and acrobats, was a member of the executive committee of the North of England Society for Women's Suffrage

Eva Gore-Booth • 27 Feb 20

Herstory: Sarah 'Fanny' Durack

Fanny's many successes inspired the public, who demanded that she be allowed to compete in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm.

Sarah Durack • 27 Feb 20

Herstory: Dr. Isabel 'Ida' Mitchell

"I want to fight tuberculosis. It killed two millions in China last year, and I want the girls to help me to fight it." - Dr. Isabel 'Ida' Mitchell

Dr. Isabel Mitchell • 27 Feb 20

Herstory: Dame Ninette de Valois

To this day, the Irish born dancer, Dame Ninette de Valois is still described as the doyenne of the dance, the grand dame of English ballet and the architect of Irish ballet.

Dame Ninette de Valois • 09 Mar 20

Herstory: Annie Besant

Herstory: Annie Besant - 1847–1933: Secularist, politician, theosophist

Annie Besant • 27 Feb 20

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