Dr Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian dancer, activist and politician
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Donaldina Cameron
New Zealand-American social reformer who worked to protect Chinese women and girls from trafficking
Leila Ahmed
Egyptian scholar, writer and women’s rights activist
Kanitha Wichiencharoen
Khunying Kanitha Wichiencharoen was a women’s rights activist and lawyer who later became a Mae Chee (female monastic in Thailand).
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
As the first wife of Muhammad, Khadija bint Khuwaylid is honored by Muslims as one of the “Mothers of Believers” and is credited as the first convert to Islam following her husband’s first vision.
Anna Letitia Waring
1800s British hymn writer and poet
Abby Stein
American Jewish trans rights activist
Dr Helen Mackenzie
Korea-born missionary doctor
Catherine Mackenzie
Korea-born missionary and medical professional
Feziwe Bookholane
South African nurse and activist