Perdita Constance Huston (May 2, 1936 – December 4, 2001) was an American journalist and women's rights activist.
Born in Portland, Maine, Huston studied in France and later worked in Africa.
She later worked for the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in Switzerland and at the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in London and acted as consultant with UNDP, UNIFEM, UNFPA and UNICEF.
From 1997, she returned to work for the Peace Corps as a Country Director in Mali and then Bulgaria.
The awardees include 2003 - Sima Samar 2004 - Madame Fatumata Traore 2005 - Ms. Ranjana Gaur 2006 - Sunitha Krishnan 2007 - Zipporah Sein, Bishnu Pariyar, and Samar Minallah 2011- Zainab Salbi