20th-century female religious leaders

British-American esoteric, theosophist and writer (1880-1949)

South African activist

American religious leader

Daughter of Anton LaVey

daughter of Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, and Ásíyih Khánum (1846–1932)

Canadian Bahá'í, wife of Shoghi Effendi (1910–2000)

Founder of Oomoto (1836–1918)

American musician

indigenous leader and activist in Chile

Russian occultist

Russian-British Sufi

Ukrainian journalist and former religious leader of the White Brotherhood movement

Founder of the Pillar of Fire Church (1862-1946)

Brazilian mãe-de-santo and sambista

American religious leader (1900-1993)

Zambian Christian leader (1920–1978)

founder of a religious movement

Danish heathenism figure and white separatist (1913–2005)

French resistance fighter, anthropologist and religious leader

Candomblé mãe-de-santo, a spiritual leader

Japanese religious leader

Nigerian Christian leader

Amma Sri Karunamayi (born 24 October 1958) is a Hindu spiritual leader. Sri Karunamayi travels internationally promoting global peace and meditation.

English founder of the Panacea Society

American author (1875–1971)

third wife of L. Ron Hubbard (1931–2002)