Jan 17, 2019 | MEDIA RELEASES
17 January 2019 – Liew Yuen Sien was just 26 when, in 1927, she gave up the adventurous life of a globe-trotting journalist to become principal of Nanyang Girls’ School. She remained principal for nearly 40 years, playing a key role in shaping the values and lives of...
Mar 19, 2018 | MEDIA RELEASES
19 March 2018 – She was just 26 years old when, in December 1959, she was thrust into the role of First Lady of Singapore. The shy, soft-spoken housewife, whose formal education had stopped in primary school, spoke no English and there was no handbook about...
Mar 8, 2017 | MEDIA RELEASES
Singapore 8 March 2017 – Dubbed the ‘Helen Keller of Southeast Asia’, Theresa Chan Poh Lin won the hearts of many in the 1960s and 1970s with her cheerful optimism and determination to not be handicapped by her deafness and blindness. Dubbed the ‘Helen Keller of...
Mar 18, 2016 | MEDIA RELEASES
Singapore 18 March 2016 – The Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame tonight welcomes 14 new honourees at a gala dinner and induction ceremony. The 14 women comprise two Supreme Court judges, six sportswomen, two food personalities, a diplomat, an activist/advocate, a...
Nov 26, 2015 | MEDIA RELEASES
Singapore 26 November 2015 – An exhibition at the National Museum about Singapore’s most outstanding women has been attracting much interest since it opened on Monday 9 November. Organised by the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame (SWHF) and the National...
Mar 27, 2015 | MEDIA RELEASES
March 27, 2015 – Eleven outstanding women will be inducted to the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame tonight at a gala dinner to mark International Women’s Day and to celebrate the many contributions of women to Singapore’s development. The honourees this year are:...
