Virginia Woolf (née Stephen) born London, England January 25, 1882 (d. 1941). Author and essayist; dealt with feminist themes.
"As a woman, my country is the whole world." (3 Guineas, p. 109; 1902 photo Wikipedia)
Mathilda Wrede born Vaasa, Finland March 8, 1864 (d. 1928). “Friend of the Prisoners.” Finnish baroness; prison reform advocate. Co-founded pacifist group International Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1919.
“Grace and Peace” (inscription of her brooch; 1896 portrait Wikipedia.fi)
Mathilde Wurm (née Adler) born Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany September 30, 1874 (d. 1935). Social worker. Socialist opponent of World War I; close friend of Rosa Luxemburg. Social Democrat Member of Parliament, 1920-33. Editor of Socialist journal Woman Fighter, 1922-23. Died in exile. (photo rosaluxemburgblog)
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