Shirin Ebadi
Iranian Nobel-winning human rights activist
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Sucheta Kripalani
Indian politician
Sudha Murthy
Indian educator, author, and philanthropist, founder and chair of the non-profit Infosys Foundation.
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
Reshma Saujani
With the help of Saujani’s program, Girls Who Code, the amount of girls in the technology field has drastically increased.
Sabaa Tahir
Pakistani-American author