Zeb-un-Nissa
Mughal princess and poet
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Matilda Lo Keong
Matilda Kum, also named Cum Hong, was the first identified Chinese female immigrant to New Zealand, where she raised the first known family of entirely Chinese descent.
Unui Doo
Chinese-New Zealand businesswoman, shopkeeper and community leader
Machiko Hasegawa
Pioneering Japanese manga artist best known for creating the popular comic strip “Sazae-san” in 1946. Her work achieved national circulation in 1949 and ran daily until her retirement in 1974.
Inayat Zakiatuddin Syah
In 1678, Inayat Zakiatudin Syah became the sixteenth monarch of the Acèh Darussalam (modern-day Indonesia) and the third sulṭāna regnant to rule in succession. She ruled for ten years.
Takamure Itsue
Japanese poet, activist-writer, feminist, anarchist, ethnologist, and historian
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.