Shidzue Katō
Japanese birth control and abortion rights activist
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Simone Veil
French magistrate, Holocaust survivor and politician who championed women’s rights and is remembered for the landmark 1975 law legalising abortion, the Veil Act (Loi Veil).
Susi Pudjiastuti
Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Rosario Castellanos
One of Mexico’s leading literary voices in the twentieth century
Dr Dora Akunyili
Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria from 2001 to 2008
Clara Shortridge Foltz
American lawyer and women’s rights activist
Claudia L Gordon
In 2000, Claudia L. Gordon became the first Deaf Black female lawyer in the U.S.
Benazir Bhutto
Pakistan’s first female prime minister
Chai Ling
Most noted for her leadership in the Tiananmen Square protests and her organizations that aid women and students, Chai Ling’s work has helped and inspired people all around the world.
Florence Mnumzana
South African nurse and anti-apartheid activist