Khadija bint Khuwaylid

As the first wife of Muhammad, Khadija bint Khuwaylid is honored by Muslims as one of the “Mothers of Believers” and is credited as the first convert to Islam following her husband’s first vision.

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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.

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