Tan Teck Neo

Mar 17, 2018

BORN 1877 INDUCTED 2018 CATEGORY Community / Social Work THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Philanthropist and pioneering community leader In the early years of the 20th century, well-born Chinese women in Singapore were rarely seen outside...

Puan Noor Aishah

Mar 17, 2018

BORN 1933 INDUCTED 2018 CATEGORY Community / Social Work THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Singapore’s first First Lady She was just 26 years old when, in December 1959, she was thrust into the role of First Lady of Singapore. The shy,...

Mozelle Nissim

Mar 17, 2018

BORN 1883 INDUCTED 2018 CATEGORY Community / Social Work THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Grand Old Lady of Singapore’s Jewish community Albert Einstein described her as “one of the finest Jewish women that I have met”. The renowned...

Grace Yin Pek-Ha

Mar 17, 2018

BORN 1884 INDUCTED 2018 CATEGORY Community / Social Work THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Pioneering community worker When Grace Yin married Dr Lim Boon Keng in 1908 and moved from Amoy, China, to Singapore, she brought to the Colony an...

May Wong

Mar 7, 2016

BORN 1899 INDUCTED 2016 CATEGORY Community / Social Work THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Pioneer community worker and tireless fund-raiser May Wong, also known as Mrs S K Wong, was a pioneer community worker and a tireless fund-raiser. She...