Dr Kadambini Ganguly
The first practicing female doctor in South East Asia
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Dr Kamala Sohonie
The first Indian woman to receive a PhD in science, she worked to change the lives of millions of people across India with her nutrition research
Lin Lanying
Lin Lanying’s work laid the foundation for the development of microelectronics and optoelectronics in China. She started a new research field and attracted the world’s attention to her research on the space growth of gallium arsenide crystals and their properties.
Lin Qiaozhi
20th century Chinese doctor
Mai Bhago
The first known woman in Sikh history to fight in a war.
Dr Fe del Mundo
Filipina pediatrician Fe Villanueva del Mundo established the Philippines’ first pediatric hospital and, over six decades, helped shape the country’s modern healthcare system for children.
Shirley Diaz
Filipina chemical engineer, professor and businesswoman
Dr Chieko Asakawa
Dr. Chieko Asakawa is a prominent inventor of software that aided in the development of accessibility technology.
Ahilyabai Holkar
1700s Indian queen
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Vociferous in the fight for equality, she remains a feminist role model and inspiration through the ages, planting the seeds for an end to traditionalism and the birth of female liberation in India and Bangladesh.