Wáng Zhènyì
Qing dynasty scientist Wang Zhenyi accomplished much in her short life, excelling particularly in astronomy, mathematics and poetry.
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Agnes TuiSamoa
Agnes TuiSamoa spent a lifetime supporting and campaigning for the rights of her fellow Pacific Islanders in Auckland, both new migrants and their New Zealand-born children.
Cixi
Empress Dowager, the most famous woman in Chinese history
Fan Chung
Fan Chung is a Taiwanese-born American mathematician who works mainly in graph theory.
Sijue Wu
Sijue Wu was born and brought up in China but went to the United States to study for her doctorate. She became Robert W and Lynne H Browne Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan. Her research involves the mathematics of water waves.
Lai-Sang Young
Lai-Sang Young is a Hong Kong born American mathematican known for her work on ergodic properties of dynamical systems.
Jia Nanfeng
Often portrayed as a villainous figure in Chinese history, she is seen as the person who provoked the War of the Eight Princes, which led to the Wu Hu rebellions and the Jin Dynasty’s loss of northern and central China.
Tina Tchen
As women around the world speak out against sexual harassment and unfair treatment, Tina Tchen continues to support the movement through her legal activism.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Identity has always been at the center of composer/pianist Gabriela Lena Frank’s music.
Maya Lin
Early success allowed Lin to watch perceptions of her work evolve dramatically over the years. Initial resistance to her work gave way to widespread public admiration for pushing the boundaries of what a memorial is. Her impact on other artists has been widespread in all fields, but perhaps most especially in conceptual sculpture and public art.