Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Human Rights Activists, including Victor Hugo, Solomon Northup, Henry Dunant, Nellie McClung and Lillian Wald.

Famous 19th Century Human Rights Activists

Victor HugoVictor Hugo
26 February 1802, French
Author & Poet
Solomon NorthupSolomon Northup
10 July 1807, American
Author

Henry DunantHenry Dunant
08 May 1828, Swiss
Founder of the Red Cross

Edith Dircksey CowanEdith Cowan
02 August 1861, Australian
Social Campaigner

Lillian WaldLillian Wald
10 March 1867, American
Humanitarian, Nurse, Activist

Caroline Jones ChisholmCaroline Chisholm
30 May 1808, British
Immigrant Welfare Activist
Angelina GrimkeAngelina Grimke
20 February 1805, American
Abolitionist, Women's Rights Activist

Nellie McClungNellie McClung
20 October 1873, Canadian
Novelist, Writer, Politician, Human rights

Levi CoffinLevi Coffin
28 October 1798, American
Abolitionist

Dame Christabel Harriette PankhurstDame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst
22 September 1880, British
Militant