Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960) was a member of a famed British suffragette family known for their militant civil disobedience. She...
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Peacebuilders: Sunila Abeysekera
Sunila Abeysekera (1952-2013) fought relentlessly for human rights at home in Sri Lanka and abroad. Women’s contributions to...
Peacebuilders: Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi (1947-present) is a woman of firsts. She is the first woman in Iran to serve as a judge, as well as the first...
Peacebuilders: Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Rigoberta Menchú Tum (1959-present) dedicated her life to speaking out for Indigenous Guatemalans, fighting tirelessly against...
Peacebuilders: Marii Hasegawa
Marii Hasegawa (1918-2012) dedicated her life to diplomacy and social work. Her story is a reminder that a lifetime in the...
Peacebuilders: Madeeha Gauhar
Madeeha Gauhar (1956-2018) challenged censorship in Pakistan and helped to transform theater in South Asia. Women’s...
Peacebuilders: Muriel Duckworth
Muriel Duckworth (1908-2009) was a Canadian activist, feminist, and pacifist. Women’s contributions to peacekeeping efforts are...
Peacebuilders: Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin
Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin (1943-present) is a South African journalist who took a stand against the apartheid system. Though she...
Lost Women of Science The Feminist Test We Keep Failing
There’s a test that we at Lost Women of Science seem to fail again and again: the Finkbeiner Test. Named for the science...
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