lady, defender of the rights of man!
Vijaya Pandit comes of an ancient aristocratic house, but she was born and forged in the struggle for civil liberties.
This lady has many times been imprisoned; she admits frankly that her views are revolutionary, and that she believes the world belongs to every human being, and that every human being is called upon to work for its betterment?
Greta van der Molen
Dr. Greta Hermina Johanna van der Molen is counted among the few conservative women in the United Nations. During the war it was she who carried on the call to resistance and to the rescue of Jewish children, risking her own life to save many of them from the internment camps; twice she was nearly arrested.
Dr. Greta taught international law at the Free University of Amsterdam, and she heads the government committee that oversees the children who lost their families during the war.
She works for the equality of women with men.
Amanda Labarca
Señora Amanda Pinto de Labarca is counted among the most famous women of Chile. She is one of those well known for work in matters of education and instruction. She has traveled much and toured many lands, and received her education at three universities: Chile, Columbia, and the Sorbonne.
In her capacity as president of the women's union in Chile she is striving for woman to obtain the right to vote, for Chile denies this right except where the elections are for the municipal councils. Señora Amanda is a member of the Radical Party, and she is the wife of a former minister.
