These are just 11 of the Asian and Pacific Islander women you should have learned about in history class
Kochiyama was a civil rights activist who fought for the anti-war movement, black power, and atonement for Japanese internment.
Adding historical context to the phrase âYas Kween,â Queen Liliuokalani was the first female monarch of Hawaii and last sovereign of the Kamehameha dynasty (which ruled Hawaii since 1810) after its U.S. annex in 1898.
A child prodigy and poet, Naidu was the first female president of the India National Congress AND first female governor of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Considered the eldest human rights activist of our time, Boggs was a philosopher who fought for womenâs rights, environmental justice, black power (alongside Angela Davis and Malcolm X), and labor rights.
Having served as the first female president of the Philippines, Aquinoâs leadership stemmed from opposition to then-dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Considered the first Chinese-American film star, Wong gained international recognition through dozens of movies in Hollywood and Europe.
The Trung sisters, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, were freedom fighters who led a rebellion against the Chinese Han-dynasty with a group consisting mostly of women fighters in 40 A.D., briefly establishing a sovereign state.
Winner of a Nobel Peace Prize and recipient of a Congressional Gold Medal, Suu Kyi is a politician and writer whose activism started with peaceful movements for democracy.
Lin is a designer and architect who, at the age of 21, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. NBD.
Deviâs story bears remarkable similarities to a blockbuster film: Nicknamed âBandit Queen,â she took up a life of burglary and ultimately became a gang leader after enduring sexual abuse from a young age.
A mountaineer, Tabei was the first woman to reach the top of Mount Everest in 1975 and, subsequently, was the first woman to climb the Seven Summits (the highest peaks of the seven continents!) in 1992.
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