Gcina Mhlophe
South African storyteller (writer, performer, director)
South African storyteller (writer, performer, director)
Irish author and broadcaster
20th century Irish teacher, religious biographer and archivist
Indian educator, author, and philanthropist, founder and chair of the non-profit Infosys Foundation.
Pakistani-American author
Italian feminist writer and activist for the rights of women, the LGBTQIA+ community, and immigrants
Trailblazing Turkish women’s rights activist, journalist, writer and political leader
Living amid the Philippines’ American colonial period, Paz Márquez-Benítez wrote her way into history as a prominent short-story author, educator, and editor.
Goswami pioneered feminist Assamese literature by raising awareness of issues faced by the marginalized.
One of Mexico’s leading literary voices in the twentieth century