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
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Oscar-winning Pakistani documentary filmmaker
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.
Michelle Yeoh
Malaysian actress and the first woman of Asian descent to win the Oscar for best actress
Jin Xing
Transgender Chinese dancer, choreographer television host
Eileen Chang
Chinese-American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter
Charithra Chandran
Indian-British actor, producer and activist
Jane Withers
One of the most popular child actors of the 1930s
Miriam Hopkins
Actress Miriam Hopkins appeared in thirty-six full-length films over a four-decade career that reached its height in the 1930s. Her performance in the title role of Becky Sharp (1935), the first full-length color film, earned her an Oscar nomination for best actress.
Joanne Woodward
Academy Award–winning actress and activist who ranks among the most well-respected actors of the twentieth century.