Ann Hui
Ann Hui On-wah, BBS MBE is a Hong Kong film director, producer, screenwriter and actress and one of the Hong Kong New Wave’s most critically acclaimed filmmakers.
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Thung Sin Nio
Betsy Thung Sin Nio was an Indonesian-Dutch women’s rights activist, medical doctor, economist and politician.
Shima
Known as a just and wise ruler, Shima was the queen regnant of the 7th-century kingdom of Kalingga on the northern coast of Central Java circa 674 CE.
Shya Chitaley
Shyamala “Shya” Chitaley was an Indian-American paleobotanist.
Yu Gwansun
An important figure in organising the March 1st Movement against the Japanese colonial rule in Korea, Yu Gwansun became a symbol of her country’s fight for independence through peaceful protest.
Kartini
Kartini was an Indonesian national hero, a pioneer in the area of education for girls and women’s rights for Indonesians.
Aparna Nancherla
Aparna Nancherla is an American comedian and actor.
Sun Weishi
Sun Weishi was the first female director of modern spoken drama (Huaju) in China. Sun was a rival of Mao’s wife, Jiang Qing, with an enmity between the two that lasted throughout Sun’s life until her ultimate death at Jiang’s hands.
Mina Shum
Mina Shum is the writer and director of award-winning feature films and several short films. I
Jiang Qing
Jiang Qing was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, actor, and major political figure during the country’s Cultural Revolution (1966 to 1976).