This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Natalia Szwancyber @nat-es Emilia Plater (1806-1831) was a Polish noble woman and revolutionary. She is considered a national heroine in Poland and Lithuania for her role in the 1830 November Uprising. Plater was born in Vilnius, Lithuania to a noble Polish–Lithuanian family. She was very well-educated, and …
Sue Ryder CMG, OBE was a humanitarian dedicated to the relief of suffering. She worked to support people with complex needs and life-threatening conditions internationally, and led many charitable organisations including the one named in her honour. Ryder was born in 1924 in Leeds. As a child, she helped her mother provide help for people …
Irena Sendler (or Irena Sendlerowa in Poland) was a Polish nurse and social worker. She served in the Polish underground (Polish resistance movement) during WWII and was head of the children’s section of Żegota, a clandestine Polish rescue organisation. Sendler was influenced by her father, who was one of the first Polish socialists. He was …