Dr Miliama Simeona
Miliama Simeona was a distinguished gynaecologist and obstetrician, and one of two women, alongside Nese Ituaso-Conway, to become Tuvalu’s first female doctors.
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Shinobu M Poll
Distinguished Chuukese nurse and advocate for women’s rights in Micronesia
Lilly Ogatina Poznanski
Among the first Solomon Islands women sent abroad for education.
Aggie Grey
Aggie Grey left an indelible mark as a prominent hotelier and businesswoman in Samoa.
Dr Ulai Otobed
Ulai Trudy Otobed is a renowned Palauan physician and a groundbreaking figure in the field of medicine. In 1965, she became the first Micronesian woman to qualify as a doctor.
Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner
Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner is a prominent poet and climate change activist.
Pole Atanraoi-Reim
Pole Atanraoi-Reim stands as a trailblazer in Kiribati as the nation’s first female lawyer.
Emma of Hawai’i
Queen of Hawai’i in the 1800s
Kapi’olani
Chiefess of Hawaii in the 1800s
Teha’apapa I
Teha‘apapa was queen regnant of Huahine, in what is now French Polynesia.