Remembering feminist activists who changed our world - art by Louisa Bertman
Ayanda was a transwomxn, sex worker, activist, poet. Read more >
Paulina was an ancestral Maya Achí authority and a human rights defender. Read more >
Sara was a bold Egyptian LGBTQI+ rights activist. Read more >
Stacey was a self-identifying queer disabled woman of colour and a trailblazer. Read more >
Barbara was a political and human rights activist from Uganda. Read more >
Rosane was a Brazilian environmental and human rights activist. Read more >
Cristina was a tireless defender of the rights of Nasa people. Read more >
Leah was a Lumad woman of Mindanao in the Philippines. Read more >
Esther was a prominent and valued land rights activist from Kenya. Read more >
Mirna Teresa was a leader and a fervent defender of the Indigenous territory. Read more >
Lorena was a trans Latina woman and activist from New York City. Read more >
“Yaye Kadia” was a feminist with a committment in advocating for Mauritanian women’s rights. Read more >
Nilcéa was a Brazilian feminist activist, politician and academic. Read more >
Dorothy was a well-known songwriter and a fervent advocate of the struggle against apartheid. Read more >
Rosa Candida was a Guatemalan social worker, union leader and labor rights defender. Read more >
Isabel de la Torre was a young feminist artist and activist from Mexico. Read more >
Gloria was a fervent defender of land and water in Equador. Read more >
María was an Afro-descendent and indigenous land defender. Read more >
Roxana was a philosopher, lesbian, poet, politician and LGBT activist from Costa Rica. Read more >
Fadila fought against land discrimination directed against tribal women in Morocco. Read more >
‘Amma’ was committed to ensuring the reproductive rights of women and girls in India. Read more >
Lina was a Tunisian blogger, activist and linguistics lecturer. Read more >
Sarah was a pioneer of Pan-African cinema. Read more >
Maritza was an Afro Colombian a community leader and women human rights defender. Read more >
Laurie was an actor, director, dancer, playwright, and poet in the United States. Read more >
Diana Isabel was a Guatemalan teacher, human rights defender and environmental activist. Read more >
Mena was a prominent TV journalist, women’s rights advocate and cultural adviser in Afghanistan.Read more >
Juli was an Australian feminist who practiced intergenerational leadership. Read more >
Sylvia was a tireless community organizer and leader in the United-States. Read more >
Binta was an activist for social, economic, cultural and political justice in Senegal. Read more >
Hevrin was a prominent Syrian Kurdish political leader in the region of Rojava. Read more >
Doris was an Afro-descendant social leader and human rights defender from Colombia. Read more >
Janet was a human rights lawyer from the United States. Read more >
‘Sua’ was a longstanding member of the Fiji YWCA movement. Read more >
Yamile was a well-known lawyer, community leader and political activist in Colombia. Read more >
Cynthia was a sociologist, writer, academic, photographer and peace activist. Read more >
Nadyn personified the feminist mantra "The personal is political". Read more >
‘La Maga’ was an historian, activist demanding justice for the victims of femicide. Read more >
Carol was a trailblazer for women’s sexual and reproductive rights in South Africa. Read more >
Molara was a feminist thinker, writer, editor, social critic, poet, and activist. Read more >
Sylvia was a civil rights activist, a transvestite and sex worker. Read more >
Navleen was a fervent land rights and social justice activist in India. Read more >
'Lena' was a prominent LGBT rights campaigner in Russia. Read more >
Paula Andrea was a trial lawyer in Colombia. Read more >
Dilma was a leading Amazonian rights activist, for the rights of people affected by dams. Read more >
Sainimili was a feminist and disability rights activist from Fiji. Read more >
Fahmida broke social taboos by writing about female desire in her poetry. Read more >
Bessy was a lifelong defender of trans people, sex workers and HIV positive people in Honduras. Read more >
Andaiye was an early member and active in the leadership of a socialist party in Guyana. Read more >