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Sakena Yacoobi is an Afghan activist who has dedicated her life to improving education for Afghan girls. She is the founder of the Afghan Institute of Learning.

Geraldine Roman is the first openly transgender woman elected to the Congress of the Philippines, where she advocates for LGBTQ+ rights as well as for women's rights.

Marta Vieira da Silva, known as Marta, is a Brazilian footballer who uses her platform to advocate for greater inclusion and equality for women in sports.

Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, former judge, and human rights activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote human rights, especially the rights of women, children, and political prisoners in Iran.

Raicho Hiratsuka was a Japanese writer, journalist, political activist, anarchist, and pioneering feminist. She helped found the New Woman Association, which was one of Japan's first feminist movements.

Alicia Moreau de Justo was an Argentine physician, politician, pacifist, and a pioneer of the women's rights movement in Argentina.

Waris Dirie is a Somali model, author, actress, and human rights activist in the fight against FGM, working to raise awareness and provide support to women affected.

Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Cabinet and as Secretary of Labor; she was an advocate for labor rights and had a significant role in shaping the New Deal, especially with the establishment of Social Security.

Simone de Beauvoir was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist. She had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory.

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is a South African politician and United Nations official who served as Executive Director of UN Women, promoting economic empowerment and the end of gender discrimination.

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun is a Nigerian-American health manager and founder of LifeBank, a business that facilitates blood donations, and transport to hospitals in Nigeria.

Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist known for organizing the UK suffragette movement and helping women win the right to vote.

Manal al-Sharif is a Saudi women's rights activist who helped start a women's right to drive campaign in 2011. She was detained for driving a car and has since lived abroad to promote Saudi women's rights.

Kamla Bhasin was a prominent Indian feminist and women's rights activist, known for her work on gender education, poverty alleviation, and against gender-based violence.

Nawal El Saadawi was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician, and psychiatrist. She wrote many books on the subject of women in Islam, paying particular attention to the practice of female genital mutilation in her society.

Memory Banda is an activist fighting against child marriage in Zimbabwe. Following her sister’s early pregnancy, she advocated for legal reforms that now make it illegal for children under 18 to marry.

Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.

Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. She popularized the term 'birth control' and opened the first birth control clinic in the United States.

Lee So Yeon is a North Korean defector who advocates for the rights of North Korean women, drawing international attention to their hardships under the regime.

Qiu Jin was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and writer. She was known for her opposition to foot binding and for advocating for women's education and rights.

Gudrun Schyman is a Swedish politician and former leader of the Left Party. She is known for her strong feminist stance and founding the Feminist Initiative, a feminist political party.

Audre Lorde was an American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist. She was a champion for the rights of black women and lesbian women.

Anastasia Zotova is a Russian journalist and human rights activist who campaigns against torture and for prisoners' rights, focusing on helping women who have been victims of domestic violence.