Historical Asian Women Changemakers

The character development of the horse archers from 猛女下山 Meng Nu Xia Shan (“Fierce Women Descend the Mountain”) is inspired by these changemakers. Click on the icons below to learn more.

Note: The hyperlinks are intended to serve as stepping stones to learn more about these women. I encourage you to dive deeper from there, reading and researching at your own pace. In the future, I hope to compile a list of research resources for each changemaker. Until then, may you enjoy falling down your own rabbit hole of discovery.

Sybil Kathigasu

Soma

Myeongseong

Khutulun

Junko Tabei

Gulbadan Begum

Che Siti Wan Kembang

Mu Guiying

Khawla bint al-Azwar

Josefina Guerrero

Grace Lee Boggs

Begum Rokeya

Manshuk Mametova

Khatijah Sedak

Iris Chang

Fu Hao

Aliya Moldagulova

Keumalahayati

Irene Fernandez

Dae Jang Geum

Aisha Galimbaeva

猛女下山 Meng Nu Xia Shan (“Fierce Women Descend the Mountain”) is supported by YoungArts. Supported by the Horse and Art Research Program (HARP) Residency.