Equality for All: Eight Foreign Women’s Equality Activists to Know

This radical group reflects a diverse, global movement.

Working for Women's Rights - Women’s Equality Day commemorates those who bravely fought for women’s voting rights, leading to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. Keep reading to learn about an unconventional group of women who have pioneered women’s equality all over the world. –Patrice Peck(Photo: REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas)
Egypt: Nawal el-Saadawi - This internationally renowned Egyptian physician has published a number of foundational feminist works about women in Islam and female genital mutilation. In addition to founding both the Arab Women’s Solidarity Association and the Arab Association for Human Rights, el-Saadawi has been awarded several international awards for her activism, including the 2011 Stig Dagerman Prize. (Photo: Mona Sharaf / Reuters)
New Zealand: Kate Sheppard - Kate Sheppard’s dedication to advancing New Zealand’s suffrage movement played a large role in women’s rights worldwide, given that the Pacific nation was the first country to introduce universal voting rights in 1893. Three years later, Sheppard was elected president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand.(Photo: WikiCommons)/content/dam/betcom/images/2012/09/Global/092512-global-leymah-gbowee-praises-trad-african-education.jpg

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Working for Women's Rights - Women’s Equality Day commemorates those who bravely fought for women’s voting rights, leading to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. Keep reading to learn about an unconventional group of women who have pioneered women’s equality all over the world. –Patrice Peck(Photo: REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas)

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