Indradevi
Politically influential queen of the Khmer Empire from roughly 1181 to 1219
Politically influential queen of the Khmer Empire from roughly 1181 to 1219
Michiyo Tsujimura (辻村みちよ) was a Japanese agricultural scientist and biochemist known for her pioneering work on green tea components. She was the first woman in Japan to earn a doctoral degree in agriculture.
María Josefa Gabriela Cariño de Silang was a Filipino military leader remembered for her leadership in the Ilocano independence movement against Spanish colonial rule.
Indian independence activist
The world’s first woman Prime Minister, Sirimivo Bandaranaike, was elected in Sri Lanka in 1960s.
Queen mother of Bijapur in the 1500s
Influential aunt of the ruler of Bijapur in the 1500s
Prominent Chinese writer and intellectual of the 1900s.
Sri Lankan Tamil human rights activist, feminist, and academic, best known for her work in exposing human rights abuses during the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Korean empress in the 1800s