Mona Das
In 2018, Das was elected as a Washington state senator; Das’s career has been centered around advocating for BIPOC women, and her work in the Pacific Northwest has shed light on housing insecurity, the environment, equity and inclusion.
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Pramila Jayapal
The first South Asian American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing the 7th district of Washington State.
Dr Merlyn Meneze Rodrigues
Dr. Merlyn Meneze Rodrigues, M.D., has devoted her career to public service on both the state and federal levels as a professor, senior scientist, educator, and administrator.
Dr Arati Prabhakar
Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology under President Joe Biden.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
With just two employees, a master brewer’s certificate, and her father’s blessing, Mazumdar-Shaw began a business specializing in industrial enzymes for food and textile makers that now reaches around the globe.
Uma Chowdhury
An ambitious teenaged Uma Chowdhry (1947–2024) left her home in India to study physics and engineering in the United States. But after falling in love with chemistry, particularly materials science, the study of solids at the molecular level, Chowdhry decided to work in industrial research.
Zeb-un-Nissa
Mughal princess and poet
Sarojini Naidu
Indian poet and political activist
Indira Gandhi
Prominent Indian politician and the first female Prime Minister of India.
Cornelia Sorabji
Prominent Indian lawyer, social reformer, and writer.