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.
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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.
Reshma Saujani
With the help of Saujani’s program, Girls Who Code, the amount of girls in the technology field has drastically increased.
Sampriti Bhattacharyya
Indian-American engineer and businesswoman
Dr Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian dancer, activist and politician
Naaz Joshi
Naaz Joshi is India’s first transgender model and an international beauty queen, as well as a transgender rights activist
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is the second Vietnamese person, and the first Southeast Asian woman, to be recognized by Forbes as a self-made billionaire
Paz Márquez-Benítez
Living amid the Philippines’ American colonial period, Paz Márquez-Benítez wrote her way into history as a prominent short-story author, educator, and editor.
Prem Mathur
The first woman to be a commercial pilot in India
Savitribai Phule
Indian educator, social reformer, and poet, widely considered the first female teacher of modern India.