BORN 1902 INDUCTED 2015 CATEGORY Arts & Culture THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Ellice Handy Culinary pioneer and educator Ellice Handy, whose entire life was associated with Methodist Girls’ School (MGS), wrote the first Singaporean...
BORN 1936 INDUCTED 2015 CATEGORY Advocacy & Activism THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Champion of civil society Constance Singam came late to activism, only getting involved, slowly, after she was widowed in 1978 at the age of 42. For...
BORN 1948 INDUCTED 2015 CATEGORY Advocacy & Activism THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Champion of the rights of migrant workers The founder and director of non-profit organisation Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics...
BORN 1854 INDUCTED 2015 CATEGORY Environment / Conservation THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME First woman in the world to breed a hybrid orchid Agnes Joaquim was born in Singapore in 1854, the second child and eldest daughter of a prominent...
THE ORCHID GARDEN A special space for tributes to the most important women in our lives.Mothers, grandmothers, nannies, teachers, friends – whoever they are, these are the women who inspire and guide us.Also listed in The Orchid Garden are the women who have been...
