Nazar Sajjad Hyder: Trailblazing Educator, Emancipator, and Rebel in Indian History
Image Credit: Feminism in India Nazar Sajjad Hyder was an Indian educator, emancipator, and rebel who made significant contributions to...
Women in History
Noor Inayat Khan: Indian Princess Captured in WWII
Image Source: Hindustan Times The story of Noor Inayat Khan, the Indian princess who was captured by the Germans during...
Aarti Saha, First Asian Woman to Cross English Channel
Image Source: Get Bengal Aarti Saha was an Indian swimmer. She was the first Asian female swimmer to cross the...
Begums of Bhopal: Brave, Bold, and Beautiful
Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, a city in the center of India, has a long history that stretches back to the 11th...
Anandi Gopal Joshi: the first Indian woman to travel overseas for studies
Image Source: The Better India In a society where widows were expected to live a life of isolation and mourning,...
Merle Oberon, the First Asian Best Actress Oscar Nominee Who Hid Her Heritage from Hollywood
87 years after Oberon's Best Actress nomination for her 1935 movie The Dark Angel, another Asian woman wouldn't be up...
When the first black woman was crowned MISS WORLD
Jennifer Hosten (center) after being crowned Miss World in 1970 Courtesy of Jennifer Hosten & Sutherland House Books By winning the...
Women hold up half the sky
Plaque depicting Agnodice at work was excavated at Ostia, Italy. Women play an important role in society. Educating women is...
The Courageous Queen of Bastar
Picture Source - Google Maharani Prafulla Kumari was the defacto ruler of Baster, by virtue of being the only daughter...
Rosa Parks- the lady force behind civil rights movement
Rosa Parks “You Must Never Be Fearful About What You Are Doing When It Is Right.” – Rosa Parks (1913 -...
