Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai
Vietnamese revolutionary leader within the Indochinese Communist Party during the 1930s.
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Yamada Waka
Prominent Japanese feminist who advocated social reform during Japan’s late Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa eras.
Ismat Chughtai
Indian Urdu writer known for novels, short stories, and films.
Junko Tabei
Renowned Japanese mountaineer, author, and teacher.
Flossie Wong-Staal
Chinese-American virologist and molecular biologist whose pioneering work reshaped our understanding of HIV/AIDS. She was a trailblazer who made history by successfully cloning HIV and unveiling its genetic intricacies. This monumental achievement marked a significant leap forward in confirming HIV as the root cause of AIDS.
Uemura Shōen
Master of Meiji, Taishō, and early Shōwa period Japanese painting. Revealing her brilliance through the alias Uemura Tsune, Shōen’s journey beautifully entwines innovation and tradition.
Nakano Takeko
One of the only known onna-bugeisha (female samurais) in Japan’s history
Qiu Jin
Qiu Jin (秋瑾) was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and author who joined a failed uprising against the Qing dynasty and is celebrated as a national heroine, a martyr for republicanism and feminism.
Kei Okami
The first Japanese woman to earn a Western medicine degree, from the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in the USA.
Mika Yamamoto
Japanese video and photojournalist affiliated with Japan Press.