Pansy Tlakula
South African human rights and women’s rights activist
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Nozizwe Charlotte Madlala-Routledge
South African politician and activist
Nosipho Dastile
South African activist and one of the leaders of the Defiance Campaign of the early 1950s
Mary Ware Dennett
American women’s rights activist, pacifist, homeopathic advocate and trailblazer in the areas of birth control, sex education and suffrage, who co-founded the National Birth Control League in 1915
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Oscar-winning Pakistani documentary filmmaker
Poomoney Moodley
Indian-South African political activist
Shirin Ebadi
Iranian Nobel-winning human rights activist
Theresa Kachindamoto
Malawian paramount chief and activist who used her authority to dissolve over 3,500 child marriages and advocate for education for both girls and boys
Yumi Ishikawa
Japanese feminist known for the #KuToo movement, standing up against the high heel policy in Japan and discriminatory practices in the workplace and the rest of the corporate world.
Leila Ahmed
Egyptian scholar, writer and women’s rights activist