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Women's rights activist Biographies
Every archived life recorded as women's rights activist, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Elizabeth Blackwell
February 3, 1821 – May 31, 1910
American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910)
Early Modern era
Sojourner Truth
1797 – November 26, 1883
Abolitionist and African-American activist for women's rights (1797–1883)
Modern era
Susan B. Anthony
February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906
American women's rights activist (1820–1906)
Modern era
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902
American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist (1815–1902)
Modern era
Emmeline Pankhurst
July 15, 1858 – June 14, 1928
English suffragist
Modern era
Jane Addams
September 6, 1860 – June 21, 1935
American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer (1860–1935)
Modern era
Kate Sheppard
March 10, 1847 – July 13, 1934
Prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage (1848–1934)
Modern era
Bhikaiji Cama
September 24, 1861 – August 13, 1936
Indian activist (1861-1936)
Modern era
Tarabai Shinde
1850 – 1910
Feminist activist who protested patriarchy and caste in 19th century India
Modern era
Hansa Mehta
July 3, 1897 – April 4, 1995
Reformist, social activist, freedom-fighter and educator and writer of India
Early Modern era
Lucretia Mott
January 3, 1793 – November 11, 1880
American quaker missionary
Modern era
Lucy Stone
August 13, 1818 – October 19, 1893
American abolitionist and suffragist (1818-1893)
Modern era
Alice Paul
January 11, 1885 – July 9, 1977
American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)
Modern era
Millicent Fawcett
June 11, 1847 – August 5, 1929
English politician, writer, and activist (1847–1929)
Modern era
Emily Davison
October 11, 1867 – June 8, 1913
British activist who fought for women's suffrage
Modern era
Betty Friedan
February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006
American feminist writer and activist (1921–2006)
Modern era
Kartini
April 21, 1879 – September 17, 1904
Indonesian heroine, feminist (1879–1904)