Yeonmi Park escaped North Korea when she was just 13 and is well-known for her activism in speaking out against the North Korean government and defending North Korean citizens’ rights. Through her interviews, writings and speeches, Yeonmi has and continues to share her extraordinary story.
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.
1800s American anarcho-feminist
Bernice Albertine King carried on her family’s legacy by advancing the Kingian philosophy of nonviolent social change, as a minister, author, and CEO of the King Center.
Indian dancer, activist and politician
With the help of Saujani’s program, Girls Who Code, the amount of girls in the technology field has drastically increased.
Egyptian scholar, writer and women’s rights activist
Indian educator, social reformer, and poet, widely considered the first female teacher of modern India.
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.