WThomas Clarkson (1760–1846), the pioneering abolitionist, prepared a "map" of the "streams" of "forerunners and coadjutors" of the abolitionist movement, which he published in his work, The History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament published in 1808. The map shows streams with various branches that led to the late-eighteenth-century movement that convinced the British Parliament to ban the slave trade. The list below is taken from Clarkson's map.
WThis is a listing of notable opponents of slavery, often called abolitionists.
WFollowing is a list of cannabis rights leaders, and activists in the cannabis legalization movement, including business leaders and celebrities who advocate for ending cannabis prohibition:
WCivil rights leaders are influential figures in the promotion and implementation of political freedom and the expansion of personal civil liberties and rights. They work to protect individuals and groups from political repression and discrimination by governments and private organizations, and seek to ensure the ability of all members of society to participate in the civil and political life of the state.
WNotable social reformers in India includedBeni Madhab Das Debendranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore Mahatma Gandhi Dwarkanath Ganguly Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Baba Amte Pandurang Shastri Athavale Basavanna Vinoba Bhave Gopal Hari Deshmukh Virchand Gandhi Narayana Guru Kazi Nazrul Islam Acharya Balshastri Jambhekar Vinayak Damodar SavarkarShadananan Nair Dhondo Keshav Karve T. K. Madhavan Ramakrishna Paramhansa Jyotiba Phule Savitribai Phule Pandita Ramabai Periyar E. V. Ramasamy Mahadev Govind Ranade Raja Ram Mohan Roy Begum Rokeya Dayananda Saraswati Sahajanand Saraswati Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar Keshub Chandra Sen Shahu of Kolhapur Shishunala Sharif Vitthal Ramji Shinde Ramalinga Swamigal Mother Teresa Kandukuri Veeresalingam Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Swami Vivekananda Prabodhankar Thackeray Shadananan Nair Javaid Rahi
WThis list of suffragists and suffragettes includes noted individuals active in the worldwide women's suffrage movement who have campaigned or strongly advocated for women's suffrage, the organisations which they formed or joined, and the publications which publicized – and, in some nations, continue to publicize – their goals. Suffragists and suffragettes, often members of different groups and societies, used or use differing tactics. "Suffragette" in the British usage denotes a more "militant" type of campaigner, while suffragettes in the United States organized such nonviolent events as the Suffrage Hikes, the Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913, and the Silent Sentinels.
WThis is a list of women pacifists and peace activists by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in promoting pacifism.