Dr Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati
Burmese-Indian cardiologist
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Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Sri Mulyani is renowned as one of the most influential economists in the world.
Sucheta Kripalani
Indian politician
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
Urvashi Vaid
Indian-American lawyer and activist noted for her LGBTQ+ activism and leadership of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force during the AIDS crisis.
Zhang Haidi
Chinese disability rights activist
Yeonmi Park
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.
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.
Voltairine de Cleyre
1800s American anarcho-feminist
Bernice King
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.