Anna Chandy
In 1959, Anna Chandy changed history by becoming the first female high court judge of India as well as the whole of the (then) British commonwealth.
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Phyllis Naidoo
South African lawyer, writer and anti-apartheid activist
Pregs Govender
Having overcome the oppressive political and social climate that once undermined her as an Indian woman living in apartheid South Africa, Govender continues to fight against racism, gender inequality and classism.
Shanthivathie Naidoo
South African anti-apartheid activist
Fatima Meer
South African activist and academic
Feroza Adam
South African anti-apartheid activist
Tuanku Zara Salim
Tuanku Zara Salim is married to the reigning Sultan of Perak in Malaysia. Before her marriage to the Sultan she was heading an oil and gas consultancy firm based in Kuala Lumpur.
Yeo Bee Yin
Malaysian chemical engineer and politician
Zhenan Bao
As Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, she works mainly on organic field-effect transistors and organic semiconductors, for applications including flexible electronics.
Zenaida Gonzales Gordon
Filipina chemical engineer