Lai Maizi
Chinese feminist and LGBTQIA+ rights activist
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Ruby Hirose
Biochemist whose research propelled the development of a vaccine for infantile paralysis, also known as polio, and advanced treatment for other diseases.
Shidzue Katō
Japanese birth control and abortion rights activist
Susi Pudjiastuti
Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Dr Mazlan Othman
Malaysia’s first astrophysicist, pioneering the nation’s entry into space exploration.
Maria Ressa
Nobel-winning Filipina journalist and human rights activist
Melchora Aquino
Filipina revolutionary widely recognized throughout the Philippines as a national hero
Na Hyesŏk
Korean activist, poet, journalist and painter
Dr Encarnación Alzona
Filipina suffragist and historian
Eileen Chang
Chinese-American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter