User:The Vintage Feminist/Temp fem list

This is a list of important participants in the development of feminism.

Argentine feminists

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Alicia Moreau de Justo	Physician, politician, pacifist and human rights activist.	(1885–1986)	Socialist feminist
	Eva Perón	First Lady of Argentina 1946-1952.	(1919–1952)	Feminist

Australian feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Maybanke Anderson	Reformer and involved in the Federation of Australia.	(1845–1927)	Feminist, suffragette
	Vida Goldstein	Politician and reformer.	(1869–1949)	Feminist, suffragette
	Louisa Lawson	Poet, writer and publisher.	(1848–1920)	Feminist, suffragette
	Mary Lee	Social reformer.	(1821–1909)	Feminist, suffragette
	Rose Scott	Women's rights activist.	(1847–1925)	Feminist, suffragette

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Eva Bacon	Socialist.	(1909–1994)	Feminist and Socialist
	Faith Bandler	Civil rights activist.	(b. 1918)	Feminist and civil rights activist
	Jean Beadle	Social worker and Labor party member.	(1868–1942)	Feminist, social worker, and political activist
	Germaine Greer	Academic and journalist.	(b. 1939)	Second-wave feminist, radical feminist, socialist feminist
	Dorothy Hewett	Poet, novelist and playwright.	(1923–2002)	Second-wave feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Sheila Jeffreys	Lesbian scholar and political activist.	(b. 1948)	Second-wave feminist, anti-prostitution feminist, anti-pornography feminist
	Helen Reddy	Singer, actress, and activist.	(b. 1941)	Second-wave feminist
	Lynne Segal	Socialist academic, writer and activist.	(b. 1944)	Second-wave feminist, socialist feminist
	Dale Spender	Scholar, writer and consultant.	(b. 1943)	Second-wave feminist

Austrian feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Marianne Hainisch	Founder and leader of the Austrian women's movement.	(1839–1936)	Feminist
	Rosa Mayreder	Author, painter and musician.	(1858–1938)	Feminist

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Gerda Lerner	Historian, author and teacher.	(1920–2013)	Feminist

Bangladeshi feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Taslima Nasrin	Author, physician and critic of Islam.	(b. 1962)	Feminist

Belgian feminists

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Frédérique Petrides	Conductor and violinist.	(1903–1983)	Feminist

Bulgarian feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Julia Kristeva		(b. 1941)	Feminist

Burkinabé feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Thomas Sankara		(1949–1987)	Feminist

Canadian feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Nellie McClung		(1873–1951)	Feminist

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Margaret Atwood		(b. 1939)	Second-wave feminist
Stella Browne		(1880–1955)	Socialist feminist
Thérèse Casgrain		(1896–1981)	Second-wave feminist
Rae Luckock		(1893–1972)	Socialist feminist
Agnes Macphail		(1890–1954)	Feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Dionne Brand		(b. 1953)	Feminist
Susan G. Cole		(b. 1952)	Anti-pornography feminist
Shulamith Firestone		(1945–2012)	Second-wave feminist, radical feminist, Redstockings, New York Radical Feminists, New York Radical Women
Emily Haines		(b. 1974)	Third-wave feminist
Naomi Klein		(b. 1970)	Socialist feminist
Andrew Kooman		b. 20th century	Anti-prostitution feminist
Irshad Manji		(b. 1968)	Muslim feminist
Wendy McElroy		(b. 1951)	Feminist
Sandra Oh		(b. 1971)	Third-wave feminist
Ellen Page		(b. 1987)	Third-wave feminist
Peaches		(b. 1966)	Third-wave feminist
Griselda Pollock		(b. 1949)	Second-wave feminist
Jerilynn Prior		b. 20th century	Feminist
Valerie Smith		b. 20th century	Anti-pornography feminist

Chinese feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Madame Wei Tao-Ming	First female lawyer and judge in Chinese history.	(1891–1959)	Revolutionary, feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Liza Maza	Communist leftist activist.	(b. 1957)	Socialist feminist

Cuban feminists

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Celia Sánchez		(1920–1980)	Feminist

Czechoslovakian feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Anna Bayerová		(1853–1924)	Feminist

Danish feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Anna Sterky		(1856–1939)	Feminist

Dutch feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Aletta Jacobs		(1854–1929)	Feminist
Wil van Gogh		(1862–1941)	Feminist

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Wim Hora Adema		(1914–1998)	Radical feminist|-

Estonian feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Sirje Kingsepp		(b. 1969)	Socialist feminist

Egyptian feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Qasim Amin		(1863–1908)	Muslim feminist

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Huda Shaarawi		(1879–1947)	Muslim feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Leila Ahmed		(b. 1940)	Muslim feminist

Filipino feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Luzviminda Ilagan	Politician and development worker.	b. 20th century	Socialist feminist
	Liza Maza	Communist leftist activist.	(b. 1957)	Socialist feminist
	Ninotchka Rosca	Author, journalist and human rights activist.	(b. 1946)	Socialist feminist

Grecian feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Soteria Aliberty		(1847–1929)	Feminist

Icelandic feminists

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir	Poet.	(b. 1930)	Feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Lóa Björk Björnsdóttir	Unknown.	(b. 1993)	Third-wave feminist
	María Elísabet Bragadóttir	Unknown.	(b. 1993)	Third-wave feminist
	Hörður Tryggvi Bragason	Unknown.	(b. 1997)	Third-wave feminist, radical feminist, cyberfeminist, anti-prostitution feminist, anti-pornography feminist

Indian feminists

15th-century

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Balaram Das Laxmi Puran	Oriya poet, described as India's first move towards feminism.	b. 15th century	Feminist

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Tarabai Shinde	Protested against patriarchy and caste.	(1850–1910)	Feminist

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Hamid Dalwai	Muslim social reformer, thinker, activist.	(1932–1977)	Socialist feminist
	Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah	Writer and journalist.	(1921–2000)	Muslim feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Suniti Namjoshi	Writer and poet.	(b. 1941)	Third-wave feminist, cyberfeminist
	Asra Nomani	Journalist and author.	(b. 1965)	Muslim feminist
	Sarojini Sahoo	Writer and academic.	(b. 1956)	Feminist
	Vandana Shiva	Environmental activist and anti-globalization author.	(b. 1952)	Ecofeminist
	Urvashi Vaid	LGBT rights activist.	(b. 1958)	Feminist

Indonesian feminists

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Kartini		(1879–1904)	Muslim feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Soe Tjen Marching		(b. 1971)	Feminist
Karlina Leksono Supelli		(b. 1958)	Feminist

Iranian feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Táhirih		(1814/17–1852)	Feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Shirin Ebadi		(b. 1947)	Muslim feminist
Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani		b. 20th century	Muslim feminist
Elaheh Koulaei		b. 20th century	Muslim feminist
Rosie Malek-Yonan		(b. 1965)	Third-wave feminist
Marjane Satrapi		(b. 1969)	Muslim feminist
Shahla Sherkat		(b. 1956)	Muslim feminist

Irish feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Francis Power Cobbe		(1822–1904)	Feminist
Mary Lee		(1821–1909)	Feminist, suffragette

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Norah Elam		(1878–1961)	Radical feminist, suffragette

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Justin Sane		(b. 1973)	Socialist feminist

Israeli feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Bracha L. Ettinger		(b. 1948)	Feminist

Japanese feminists

16th-century

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Izumo no Okuni		b. 16th century	Feminist

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Yamakawa Kikue		(1890–1980)	Socialist feminist, anti-prostitution feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Shidzue Katō		(1897–2001)	Second-wave feminist
Hayao Miyazaki		(b. 1941)	Socialist feminist

Jordanian feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Fadia Faqir		(b. 1956)	Feminist

Kenyan feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Wangari Maathai		(1940–2011)	Ecofeminist

Kosovar feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Flora Brovina		(b. 1949)	Feminist

Malian feminists

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Aoua Kéita		(1912–1980)	Feminist

Mexican feminists

15th-century

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	La Malinche	Mistress, interpreter and advisor to Hernán Cortés.	b. 15th century	Feminist

17th-century

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Sr. (Sor) Juana Inés de la Cruz	Self-taught scholar and writer.	(1648–1695)	Feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Nationality	Name	Known for	(Born-died)	Type of feminism
	Lydia Cacho	Journalist and human rights activist.	(b. 1963)	Feminist

Moroccan feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Fatima Mernissi		(b. 1940)	Muslim feminist

New Zealand feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Mary Ann Colclough		(1836–1885)	Feminist, social reformer
Kate Sheppard		(1847–1934)	Feminist, suffragette

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Sonja Davies		(1923–2005)	Second-wave feminist
Renee Taylor		(b. 1929)	Socialist feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Sandra Coney		(b. 1944)	Second-wave feminist

Norweigan feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Katti Anker Møller		(1868–1945)	Feminist

Paraguayan feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Faith Wilding		(b. 1943)	Third-wave feminist, cyberfeminist

Polish feminists

13th-century

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Nicola de la Haye		(1150/56–1230)	Feminist

14th-century

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Jadwiga of Poland		(1373/74–1399)	Feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Kazimiera Szczuka		(b. 1966)	Feminist

Puerto Rican feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Giannina Braschi		(b. 1953)	Third-wave feminist

Romanian feminists

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Alexis Nour		(1877–1940)	Feminist

Russian feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Alexandra Kollontai		(1872–1952)	Socialist feminist
Ernestine Rose		(1810–1892)	Feminist, suffragette

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Maria Arbatova		(b. 1957)	Feminist
Cathy Young		(b. 1963)	Feminist

Senegalese feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Fatou Diome		(b. 1968)	Feminist

South African feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Olive Schreiner		(1855–1920)	Feminist

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Diana E. H. Russell		(b. 1938)	Second-wave feminist, radical feminist, anti-prostitution feminist, anti-pornography feminist

South Korean feminists

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Pak Hon-yong		(1900–1956)	Feminist

Spanish feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Concepción Arenal		(1820–1893)	Feminist

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Manuel Sacristán		(1925–1985)	Socialist feminist

Sudanese feminists

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim		(b. 1933)	Muslim feminist

Swazi feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Patricia McFadden		(b. 1952)	Radical feminist

Swiss feminists

16th-century

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Marie Dentière		(c. 1495–1561)	Feminist

Syrian feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Mohja Kahf		(b. 1967)	Muslim feminist

Taiwanese feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Peng Wan-ru		(1949–1996)	Feminist

Trinidadian and Tobagonian feminists

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Claudia Jones		(1915–1964)	Feminist, suffragette

Tunisian feminists

Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Tahar Haddad		(1897–1935)	Muslim feminist

Ukranian feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Marie Bashkirtseff		(1858–1884)	Feminist

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Anna Hutsol		(b. 1984)	FEMEN

Uruguayan feminists

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
José Batlle y Ordóñez		(1856–1929)	Feminist

Venezuelan feminists

18th-century

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Francisco de Miranda		(1750–1816)	Feminist

Zambian feminists

Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)

Name	Nationality	(Born-died)	Other
Sara Hlupekile Longwe		b. 20th century	Radical feminist

See also

• Feminists
• List of conservative feminisms
• Women's suffrage
• Suffragettes
• First-wave feminists
• Second-wave feminists
• Third-wave feminists
• Radical feminism
• List of suffragists and suffragettes
• List of women's rights activists
• Redstockings
• New York Radical Feminists
• New York Radical Women
• Sex-positive feminism
• Timeline of first women's suffrage in majority-Muslim countries
• Timeline of women's rights (other than voting)
• Timeline of women's suffrage
• Riot grrrl
• Anti-pornography feminism
• Anti-prostitution feminism
• Ecofeminists
• French feminists
• Islamic feminists

External links

• National Women's History Project
• FemBio – Notable Women International

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