Jeanette Fitzsimons

Overview

Jeanette Fitzsimons born Dunedin, New Zealand January 17, 1945. Environmentalist; first woman co-leader Green Party; member of parliament, 1996-2010. Founded Campaign for Climate Change; introduced bill to extend prohibition of nuclear weapons.

Quotations

"[I]n the end there is no security from nuclear materials unless there is security for everyone. It was, rather, to take another tiny step towards a nuclear free South Pacific and, eventually, a nuclear free world." (in Parliament, May 29, 2002; photo Wikipedia)

Mary Eliza Fullerton

Overview

Mary Eliza Fullerton born Glenmaggie, Victoria, Australia May 14, 1868 (d. 1946). Australian novelist, poet; feminist; suffragist; socialist; opposed First World War in Women Against War; wrote against conscription World War I.

Quotations

“Whatever comes, there is nothing that will get us all out of the slough, soldiers and citizens alike, but addressing ourselves seriously to the arts of peace; strenuously developing the best within ourselves, and the rich capacities of this beautiful land of ours.” (1919, Peace Coalition: First World War Women Working for Peace; photo pinterest Sally O’Neill)