Dr Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian dancer, activist and politician
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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.
Michelle Yeoh
Malaysian actress and the first woman of Asian descent to win the Oscar for best actress
Ramnie Dinat
South African anti-apartheid activist
Guo Jianmei
Chinese lawyer, human rights advocate and women’s rights activist
He-Yin Zhen
Chinese feminist and anarchist