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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

Maria Lacerda de Moura

Brazilian feminist and pacifist

Brazilian survivor of domestic violence who campaigned for legal changes that established stricter sentences for physical offenders, promotd rehabilitation programs for perpetrators, and offered 24-hour police stations and shelters for abused women.