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Sei Shonagon (c. 966–1017/1025) was a Japanese poet and writer who authored The Pillow Book, considered a masterpiece of classical Japanese literature. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Gao Yaojie (1927–2023) was a Chinese dissident doctor who uncovered the AIDS epidemic in rural China. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Fatimah Sheikh (1831–1900) was India's first Muslim female teacher who helped set up the country's first girls' school. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Dewi Sartika (1884–1947) was an Indonesian women’s rights activist and education advocate for women. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Kwon Ki-ok (1901–1988) was Korea’s first female pilot.
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Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905–1990) was a Pakistani diplomat and the country’s first female governor. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Encarnacion Alzona (1895–2001) was a Philippine feminist historian and suffragist. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Constance Goh (1906–1996) was a Singaporean pioneering family planning activist. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Yeshe Tsogyal (c.757 or 777–817CE) was a Tibetan Buddhist master. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Minnette de Silva (1918–1998) was Sri Lanka’s first female architect and the first Asian woman associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). #WomensHistoryMonth
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02:13 AM - Mar 31, 2024
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Read this in my Japanese lit class in college. I loved that class.
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