Takamure Itsue
Japanese poet, activist-writer, feminist, anarchist, ethnologist, and historian
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Dewi Sartika
Sundanese advocate for and pioneer of education for women in Indonesia
Nobuko Yoshiya
Japanese novelist known for her prolific career during the Taishō and Shōwa periods
Faizunnesa Choudhurani
Influential Bangladeshi Zamindar (ruler) celebrated for her pioneering work advocating for female education and addressing other social issues in South Asia.
Indira Gandhi
Prominent Indian politician and the first female Prime Minister of India.
Naoko Takeuchi
Creator of Sailor Moon
Martha Christina Tiahahu
Moluccan (Indonesia) freedom fighter against the Dutch colonizers
Xiang Jingyu
Ttrailblazing figure in the early history of the Chinese Communist Party and a pioneering force in the women’s rights movement in China.
Lee Hyo-jae
Prominent South Korean sociologist and feminist scholar.
Cornelia Sorabji
Prominent Indian lawyer, social reformer, and writer.