COMADRES is an organization in El Salvador of relatives of those who had been imprisoned, “disappeared” or killed in the Salvadoran Civil War.
Category: Women
Bolivian Women Hunger Strikers: Nellie Paniagua, Angélica Flores, Aurora Lora & Luzmila Pimentel
4 indigenous women catalyzed mass movements in Bolivia during a repressive dictatorship, eventually leading to election of the first Amerindian president.
Ouyporn Khuankaew (b. 1963)
Ouyporn Khankaew is a Thai feminist trainer who works to help women, LGBT individuals, and people living with HIV, incorporating Buddhism into her work.
Wangari Muta Maathai (1940–2011)
Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan environmental and women’s rights activist whose leadership played a major role in ending the dictatorship of Daniel Arap Moi.
Muriel Lester (1885-1968)
Muriel Lester was an English Christian pacifist who fought to help impoverished communities. She became a member of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation and launched the movement that became the Save the Children Fund.