The Honoured Inductees to the SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME
Meet the remarkable women of Singapore and be inspired by their stories!
Explore the Hall by category of achievement or year of induction:
Category
![Adelene Wee](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/swhf_Adelene-Wee.jpg)
Singapore’s first World Bowling Champion
![Agnes Fong Sock Har](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Agnes-Fong-Sock-Har.jpg)
First female commanding officer in the Singapore Armed Forces
![Agnes Joaquim](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Agnes-Joaquim-1.jpg)
First woman in the world to breed a hybrid orchid
![Aisha Akbar](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2017_Aisha-Akbar.jpg)
Music teacher, broadcaster, songwriter, author
![Alice Pennefather](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Alice-Pennefather.jpg)
A pioneering and outstanding sportswoman
![Aline Wong](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Aline-Wong.jpg)
Academic, politician and advocate for gender equality
![AMANDA HENG](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_Amanda-Heng.jpg)
Trailblazing artist and arts activist
![Anamah Tan](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Anamah-Tan.jpg)
Lawyer and women’s rights activist
![Anastasia Gan](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Anastasia-Gan.jpg)
Singapore’s first female commercial pilot
![Anastasia Tjendri-Liew](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Anastasia-Tjendri-Liew.jpg)
Founder of one of Singapore’s most successful bakery chains
![Ang Swee Chai](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2016_Ang-Swee-Chai.jpg)
Orthopaedic surgeon and medical aid worker extraordinaire
![Anita Sarawak](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017_Anita-Sarawak.jpg)
Entertainer extraordinaire
![Ann Elizabeth Wee](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ann-Elizabeth-Wee.jpg)
Pioneer in social work education in Singapore
![ANNABEL PENNEFATHER](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021_Annabel-Pennefather.jpg)
Trailblazing sports administrator and lawyer
![Anne Lee Tzu Pheng](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Anne-Lee-Tzu-Pheng.jpg)
Award-winning and internationally acclaimed poet
![Aziza Ali](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Aziza-Ali.jpg)
Pioneer restaurateur and promoter of Malay culture
![Bridget Tan](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bridget-Tan.jpg)
Champion of the rights of migrant workers
![Catherine Lim](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Catherine-Lim.jpg)
Bestselling author and social and political commentator
![CELIA LOE](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_Celia-Loe.jpg)
Pioneering fashion designer and entrepreneur
![Chan Choy Siong](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Chan-Choy-Siong.jpg)
Political activist and campaigner for women’s rights
![Chan Heng Chee](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Chan-Heng-Chee.jpg)
Distinguished academic and diplomat
![Charlotte Elizabeth Ferguson-Davie](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Charlotte-Elizabeth-Ferguson-Davie.jpg)
Pioneering provider of healthcare for women and children
![Che Zahara binte Noor Mohamed](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Che-Zahara-binte-Noor-Mohamed.jpg)
Pioneering champion of the rights of women and children
![Checha Davies](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Checha-Davies.jpg)
Pioneering women’s rights activist
![Chee Swee Lee](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Chee-Swee-Lee.jpg)
First Singaporean woman to win an athletics gold at the Asian Games
![Cheong Koon Hean](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Cheong-Koon-Hean.jpg)
Key architect of Singapore’s cityscape and housing estates
![Chng Seok Tin](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Chng-Seok-Tin.jpg)
One of Singapore’s most versatile artists and advocate for disabled artists
![Christina Ong](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Christina-Ong.jpg)
Global fashion entrepreneur and luxury hotelier
![Chua Jim Neo](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chua-Jim-Neo.jpg)
Author of the definitive Mrs Lee’s Cookbook
![Chua Sock Koong](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Chua-Sock-Koong.jpg)
Head of Asia’s leading communications group
![Claire Chiang](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Claire-Chang.jpg)
Champion of Corporate Social Responsibility
![Constance Goh](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Constance-Goh.jpg)
Pioneering activist in the local and global family planning movement
![Constance Mary Turnbull](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Constance-Mary-Turnbull.jpg)
Documenter of the history of Singapore
![Constance Singam](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Constance-Singam.jpg)
Champion of civil society
![Cynthia Goh](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Cynthia-Goh.jpg)
Pioneer in palliative care in Singapore
![Daisy Devan](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Daisy-Devan.jpg)
Singapore’s Mother Music
![Daisy Vaithilingam](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Daisy-Vaithilingam.jpg)
Pioneering medical social worker
![DING JEAK LING](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022_Ding-Jeak-Ling.jpg)
Pioneering researcher in biochemistry
![Eleanor Clunies-Ross](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Eleanor-Clunies.jpg)
Pioneering Athlete
![Elizabeth Choy](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Elizabeth-Choy.jpg)
War heroine, politician and teacher
![Elizabeth Sam](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Elizabeth-Sam.jpg)
Key figure in Singapore’s growth as a global financial centre
![Ellice Handy](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Ellice-Handy.jpg)
Culinary pioneer and educator
![Esther Tan Cheng Yin](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Esther-Tan-Cheng-Yin.jpg)
First female naval diver and endurance sports specialist
![ESTHER TAY](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_Esther-Tay.jpg)
Pioneering fashion designer and entrepreneur
![Euleen Goh](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Euleen-Goh.jpg)
One of Singapore’s most sought-after female board directors
![EVELYN NORRIS](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_Evelyn-Norris.jpg)
Outstanding educator
![Fang Ai Lian](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Fang-Ai-Lian.jpg)
First woman to become partner in a professional services firm in Singapore
![FLORENCE CHUA SIEW LIAN](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_FlorenceChua.jpg)
First female Deputy Commissioner of Police
![GAN SIOW HUANG](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_GanSiowHuang.jpg)
First female Brigadier-General in the SAF
![Geh Min](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Geh-Min.jpg)
Champion of the environment
![Georgette Chen](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Georgette-Chen.jpg)
Trailblazer of the visual arts in Singapore
![Geraldene Lowe-Ismail](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Geraldene-Lowe.jpg)
Pioneering tour guide
![Gloria Beck](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Gloria-Beck.jpg)
Pioneering Athlete
![Gloria Lim](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Gloria-Lim.jpg)
Mycology expert and first woman member of the Public Service Commission
![GLORY BARNABAS](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_GloryBarnabas.jpg)
The Accidental Athlete
![Goh Lay Kuan](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Goh-Lay-Kuan.jpg)
Dance pioneer and arts activist
![Goh Soo Khim](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Goh-Soo-Khim.jpg)
Choreographer and co-founder of Singapore’s first professional dance company
![Grace Yin Pek-Ha](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Grace-Yin-Pek-Ha.jpg)
Pioneering community worker
![GRACE YOUNG-DIAO](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SWHF2024_Grace-Young.jpg)
Outstanding athlete and charity fund-raiser
![HADIJAH RAHMAT](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SWHF2024_Hadijah-Rahmat.jpg)
Outstanding educator, author, and poet
![Hajjah Fatimah Binte Sulaiman](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/swhf_Hajjah-Fatimah.jpg)
Businesswoman and founder of Masjid Hajjah Fatimah
![Halimah Yacob](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Halimah-Yacob.jpg)
First Woman President of Singapore
![Han Sai Por](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Han-Sai-Por.jpg)
One of Southeast Asia’s top sculptors
![Hedwig Anuar](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Hedwig-Anuar.jpg)
Pioneering librarian and women’s rights advocate
![Helen Yeo Cheng Hoong](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Helen-Yeo.jpg)
Pioneer in the regional expansion of Singapore’s law firms
![Ho Ching](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ho-Ching.jpg)
Head of one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world
![Ho Yuen Hoe](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ho-Yuen-Hoe.jpg)
Abbess and charity-worker extraordinaire
![IDA MABEL MURRAY SIMMONS](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021_Ida-Mabel-Murray-Simmons.jpg)
Pioneering public health nurse
![Indranee Elizabeth Nadisen](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Indranee-Elizabeth-Nadisen.jpg)
Singapore’s longest-serving foster mother
![Ivy Singh-Lim](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ivy-Singh-Lim.jpg)
Champion of farming in Singapore
![Jackie Yi-Ru Ying](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Jackie-Ying.jpg)
Award-winning researcher in nanotechnology
![Janet Jesudason](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Janet-Jesudason.jpg)
Pioneering athlete
![Janet Lim Chiu Mei](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Janet-Lim-Chiu-Mei.jpg)
First local hospital matron and best-selling author
![JANET LIM YUEN KHENG](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_Janet-Lim-Yuen-Kheng.jpg)
Global refugee crises problem-solver
![Janet Yee](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Janet-Yee.jpg)
Pioneering social worker and advocate of children’s rights
![Jayalekshmi Mohideen](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Jaya-Mohideen.jpg)
First Female Career Ambassador
![Jennie Chua](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Jennie-Chua.jpg)
Icon of Singapore’s hospitality industry
![Jennifer Lee Gek Choo](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Jennifer-Lee-Gek-Choo.jpg)
Hospital administrator and advocate for women, family and the elderly
![Jenny Lau Buong Bee](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Jenny-Lau-Buong-Bee.jpg)
Singapore’s first female judge
![Jing Jun Hong](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Jing-Jun-Hong.jpg)
Pioneering table tennis player and coach
![Joanna Wong Quee Heng](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Joanna-Wong-Quee-Heng.jpg)
Doyenne Of Cantonese Opera In Singapore
![Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Joscelin-Yeo.jpg)
The only athlete with 40 SEA Games gold medals
![Judith Prakash](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Judith-Prakash.jpg)
Key Figure In Singapore’s Growth As A Global Arbitration Hub
![Julie Tan Eng Poh](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Julie-Tan-Eng-Poh.jpg)
Founder of the first and only credit union for women in Singapore
![Junie Sng Poh Leng](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Junie-Sng.jpg)
First Singapore woman to win swimming gold at the Asian Games
![KANDASAMY JAYAMANI](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_KandasamyJayamani.jpg)
Queen of long-distance running
![Kanwaljit Soin](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Kanwaljit-Soin.jpg)
Campaigner dedicated to improving the lives of women
![Karen Tan Puay Kiow](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Karen-Tan.jpg)
First woman colonel in the Singapore Armed Forces
![Kartina Dahari](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Kartina-Dahari.jpg)
The Queen of Keroncong
![KEE BEE KHIM](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022_Kee-Bee-Khim.jpg)
Singapore's Queen of the Fairways
![Khatijun Nissa Siraj](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Khatijun-Nissa-Siraj.jpg)
Pioneering activist for Muslim women’s rights
![KHOO KIM CHOO](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_Khoo-Kim-Choo.jpg)
Pioneering educator and early childhood development specialist
![Khoo Teh Lynn](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Khoo-Teh-Lynn.jpg)
Singapore’s first female fighter pilot
![KIRTIDA MEKANI](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SWHF2024_Kirtida-Mekani.jpg)
Champion of the environment
![Koh Chai Hong](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Koh-Chai-Hong.jpg)
Trailblazer in the Singapore Armed Forces
![Koh Kheng Lian](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Koh-Keng-Lian.jpg)
Pioneer in the development of environmental law in the region
![KOH SOO BOON](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022_Koh-Soo-Boon.jpg)
Founder of Singapore’s first female-led venture capital firm
![Kwa Geok Choo](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kwa-Geok-Choo.jpg)
Co-founder of one of Singapore’s largest law firms
![KWAN SHAN MEI](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021_Kwan-Shan-Mei.jpg)
Pioneering illustrator
![Lai Siu Chiu](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016_Lai-Siu-Chiu.jpg)
First woman on the Supreme Court Bench
![Lam Lay Yong](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Lam-Lay-Yong.jpg)
Award-winning authority on the history of Chinese mathematics
![Laurentia Tan](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Laurentia-Tan.jpg)
Singapore’s most decorated Paralympian
![Leaena Tambyah](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Leaena-Tambyah.jpg)
Pioneering social worker and advocate for special needs children
![Lee Choo Neo](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Lee-Choo-Neo.jpg)
First local woman to practise as a medical doctor
![LEE MEI YI](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_Lee-Mei-Yi.jpg)
Singapore’s first female fighter squadron commander
![Lee Suet Fern](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Lee-Suet-Fern-1.jpg)
Founder of Stamford Law Corporation
![LEO YEE-SIN](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022_Prof-Leo-Yee-Sin.jpg)
Leader in the fight against infectious disease
![Li Lienfung](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Li-Lienfung.jpg)
Award-winning bilingual writer and successful businesswoman
![LIEW YUEN SIEN](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_LIEW-YUEN-SIEN.jpg)
Outstanding educator
![LILY KONG](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022_Lily-Kong.jpg)
First Singaporean woman to head a Singapore university
![Lim Hwee Hua](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Lim-Hwee-Hwa.jpg)
First woman Cabinet minister
![Lim Sok Bee](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Lim-Sok-Bee.jpg)
First woman to command an artillery battalion
![Lim Soo Hoon](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Lim-Soo-Hoon.jpg)
First woman Permanent Secretary
![LINDA LOCKE](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SWHF2024_Linda-Locke.jpg)
Trailblazer in the Asian creative industry
![Lucy Wan](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Lucy-Wan.jpg)
Trailblazer in the field of pharmacy
![Lynnette Seah](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Lynette-Seah.jpg)
Acclaimed violinist and founding member of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
![MAE NOELINE OEHLERS](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021_Mae-Noeline-Oehlers.jpg)
Outstanding sportswoman and educator
![Maggie Lim](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Maggie-Lim.jpg)
First schoolgirl in Singapore to win the Queen’s Scholarship
![Margaret Leng Tan](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Margaret-Leng-Tan.jpg)
The world’s first toy piano virtuoso
![Maria Dyer](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Maria-Dyer.jpg)
Founder of St Margaret’s School, the first girls’ school in East Asia
![Marjorie Doggett](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017_Marjorie-Doggett.jpg)
Champion of animal rights
![MARY ANN TSAO](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SWHF2024_Mary-Ann-Tsao.jpg)
Pioneering advocate of successful longevity
![Mary Beatrice Klass](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Mary-Klass.jpg)
Pioneering Athlete
![Mary Quintal](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Mary-Quintal.jpg)
First woman assistant superintendent of police
![May Wong](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_May-Wong.jpg)
Pioneer community worker and tireless fund-raiser
![Miranda Yap](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Miranda-Yap.jpg)
Pioneer of biomedical sciences in Singapore
![Mozelle Nissim](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Mozelle-Nissim.jpg)
Grand Old Lady of Singapore’s Jewish community
![MYRNA BRAGA-BLAKE](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021_Myrna-Braga-Blake.jpg)
Pioneering social worker, educator, and activist
![Nalla Tan](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Nalla-Tan.jpg)
Pioneering advocate for sex & public health education
![National Women’s Table Tennis Team](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/National-Table-Tennis-Team.jpg)
Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu, Feng Tianwei
![Neila Sathyalingam](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Neila-Sathyalingam.jpg)
Leading Exponent Of Indian Classical Dance In Singapore
![Noeleen Heyzer](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Dr-Noeleen-Heyzer.jpg)
Global champion of sustainable development and women’s rights
![NONA ASIAH](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022_Nona-Asiah.jpg)
The First Lady of Entertainment
![Olivia Lum](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Olivia-Lum.jpg)
Founder of one of the world’s leading water treatment companies
![Oon Chiew Seng](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Oon-Chiew-Seng.jpg)
Founder of the first nursing home for dementia patients
![OVIDIA YU](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_Ovidia-Yu.jpg)
Internationally acclaimed novelist and playwright
![Patricia Chan Li-Yin](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Patricia-Chan.jpg)
Trailblazing swimmer and Singapore’s first Golden Girl
![Phan Wait Hong](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Phan-Wait-Hong.jpg)
Grande dame of Beijing opera in Singapore
![Phyllis Eu Cheng Li](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Phyllis-Eu-Cheng-Li.jpg)
First woman elected to public office in Singapore
![Phyllis Tan Poh Lian](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Phyllis-Tan.jpg)
First woman president of the Law Society
![Puan Noor Aishah](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Puan-Noor-Aishah.jpg)
Singapore’s first First Lady
![Rahimah Rahim](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017_Rahimah-Rahim.jpg)
Singapore’s first lady of song
![Reverend Mother St. Mathilde Raclot](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/St-Mathilde-Raclot-1.jpg)
Founder of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus schools
![Ruth Wong Hie King](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ruth-Wong-Hie-King.jpg)
Pioneering educator who transformed teacher training in Singapore
![SALEHA MOHAMED SHAH](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_Saleha-Mohd-Shah.jpg)
Trailblazing magazine editor
![SANTHA BHASKAR](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021_Santha-Bhaskar.jpg)
Pioneering dancer and choreographer
![Sarah Mary Josephine Winstedt](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Sarah-Mary-Josephine-Winstedt.jpg)
Pioneer in paediatrics in Singapore and Malaya
![Seow Peck Leng](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Seow-Peck-Leng.jpg)
Educator, social worker and women’s rights activist
![SHANTI PEREIRA](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SWHF2024_Shanti-Pereira.jpg)
Singapore’s sprint queen
![Shirin Fozdar](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Shirin-Fozdar.jpg)
Pioneering women’s rights activist
![SIM PHEI SUNN](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SWHF2024_Sim-Phei-Sunn.jpg)
Outstanding mountaineer and endurance athlete
![Singapore Women’s Everest Team](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/SG-Everest-Team.jpg)
Jane Lee, Sim Yihui, Joanne Soo, Lee Peh Gee, Lee Li Hui, Esther Tan
![Som Said](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Som-Said.jpg)
Entrepreneur and pioneer of Singapore Malay dance
![Sophia Blackmore](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Sophia-Blackmore.jpg)
Founder of Methodist Girls’ School
![Sophia Pang](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Sophia-Pang.jpg)
First Singapore woman to ski to the South Pole
![Stella Kon](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Stella-Kon.jpg)
Author of the internationally staged Emily of Emerald Hill
![Suchen Christine Lim](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Suchen-Christine-Lim.jpg)
Award-winning novelist
![SUDHA NAIR](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022_Sudha-Nair.jpg)
Pioneering social worker and family violence specialist
![Sylvia Kho](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017_Sylvia-Kho.jpg)
Pioneering bridal gown designer and entrepreneur
![SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SWHF2024_Sylvia-Toh.jpg)
Pioneering humour writer and the Grandmother of Singlish
![Tan Cheng Hiong](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Tan-Cheng-Hiong.jpg)
Pioneer champion of women’s rights
![Tan Chew Neo](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Grace-Tan.jpg)
Pioneering community worker
![Tan Sau Fun](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Tau-Sau-Fun.jpg)
First and only female professor of chemistry in Singapore
![TAN SEE LAI](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SWHF2024_Tan-See-Lai.jpg)
Pioneering educational TV producer and newscaster
![Tan Teck Neo](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Tan-Teck-Neo.jpg)
Philanthropist and pioneering community leader
![Tan Yoon Yin](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Tan-Yoon-Yin.jpg)
Singapore’s first lady of netball
![Tang Pui Wah](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Tang-Pui-Wah.jpg)
Hurdler and Singapore’s first female Olympian
![TEO AH HONG](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021_Teo-Ah-Hong.jpg)
First woman to qualify as a commercial pilot
![Teo Soon Kim](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Teo-Soon-Kim.jpg)
First woman admitted to the Singapore bar
![Teresa Hsu Chih](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Teresa-Hsu-Chih.jpg)
One of Asia’s most inspiring social workers
![THAM YEW CHIN](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_ThamYewChin.jpg)
Award-winning writer
![Theresa Chan Poh Lin](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017_Theresa-Chan-Poh-Lin.jpg)
The Helen Keller of Southeast Asia
![Theresa Foo](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Theresa-Foo.jpg)
First Asian female chief executive at Standard Chartered Bank
![Theresa Goh](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Theresa-Goh.jpg)
Pioneering Paralympic swimmer and advocate for disability sports
![Thung Syn Neo](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Thung-Syn-Neo.jpg)
Pioneering social worker and key mover behind the Family Service Centre initiative
![VINCERE ZENG](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SWHF2024_Vincere-Zeng.jpg)
Outstanding mountaineer and endurance athlete
![Violet Oon](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_Violet-Oon.jpg)
Singapore’s food ambassador
![Wong-Lee Siok Tin](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017_Wong-Lee-Siok-Tin.jpg)
Standard setter for Singapore’s broadcast journalists
![Yang Chang Man](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Yang-Chang-Man.jpg)
Protector of the Raffles Collection
![Yip Pin Xiu](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Yip-Pin-Xiu.jpg)
Singapore’s first Olympic-level gold medal winner
![Yu-Foo Yee Shoon](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Yu-Foo-Yee-Shoon.jpg)
Trade unionist and first woman mayor
![Yuen Peng McNeice](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Yuen-Peng-McNiece.jpg)
Philanthropist and pioneering conservationist
![ZAHRAH ZA’BA](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_ZahrahZaba.jpg)
Pioneer of Malay broadcasting
![Zena Clarke Tessensohn](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/swhf_Zena-Clarke-Tessensohn.jpg)
Founder of Singapore’s first sports club for girls
![Zuraidah Abdullah](https://www.swhf.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Zuraidah-Abdullah.jpg)
First woman to become a Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police