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
Singapore’s first World Bowling Champion
First female commanding officer in the Singapore Armed Forces
First woman in the world to breed a hybrid orchid
Music teacher, broadcaster, songwriter, author
A pioneering and outstanding sportswoman
Academic, politician and advocate for gender equality
Trailblazing artist and arts activist
Lawyer and women’s rights activist
Singapore’s first female commercial pilot
Founder of one of Singapore’s most successful bakery chains
Orthopaedic surgeon and medical aid worker extraordinaire
Entertainer extraordinaire
Pioneer in social work education in Singapore
Trailblazing sports administrator and lawyer
Award-winning and internationally acclaimed poet
Pioneer restaurateur and promoter of Malay culture
Champion of the rights of migrant workers
Bestselling author and social and political commentator
Pioneering fashion designer and entrepreneur
Political activist and campaigner for women’s rights
Distinguished academic and diplomat
Pioneering provider of healthcare for women and children
Pioneering champion of the rights of women and children
Pioneering women’s rights activist
First Singaporean woman to win an athletics gold at the Asian Games
Key architect of Singapore’s cityscape and housing estates
One of Singapore’s most versatile artists and advocate for disabled artists
Global fashion entrepreneur and luxury hotelier
Author of the definitive Mrs Lee’s Cookbook
Head of Asia’s leading communications group
Champion of Corporate Social Responsibility
Pioneering activist in the local and global family planning movement
Documenter of the history of Singapore
Pioneering art curator and champion of local artists
Champion of civil society
Pioneer in palliative care in Singapore
Singapore’s Mother Music
Pioneering medical social worker
Pioneering researcher in biochemistry
Pioneering Athlete
War heroine, politician and teacher
Key figure in Singapore’s growth as a global financial centre
Culinary pioneer and educator
First female naval diver and endurance sports specialist
Pioneering fashion designer and entrepreneur
One of Singapore’s most sought-after female board directors
Outstanding educator
First woman to become partner in a professional services firm in Singapore
First female Deputy Commissioner of Police
First female Brigadier-General in the SAF
Champion of the environment
Trailblazer of the visual arts in Singapore
Pioneering tour guide
Pioneering Athlete
Mycology expert and first woman member of the Public Service Commission
The Accidental Athlete
Dance pioneer and arts activist
Choreographer and co-founder of Singapore’s first professional dance company
Pioneering community worker
Outstanding athlete and charity fund-raiser
Outstanding educator, author, and poet
Businesswoman and founder of Masjid Hajjah Fatimah
First Woman President of Singapore
One of Southeast Asia’s top sculptors
Pioneering librarian and women’s rights advocate
Pioneer in the regional expansion of Singapore’s law firms
Head of one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world
Abbess and charity-worker extraordinaire
Pioneering public health nurse
Singapore’s longest-serving foster mother
Outstanding clinician, researcher, educator, and healthcare leader
Champion of farming in Singapore
Award-winning researcher in nanotechnology
Pioneering athlete
First local hospital matron and best-selling author
Global refugee crises problem-solver
Pioneering social worker and advocate of children’s rights
First Female Career Ambassador
Icon of Singapore’s hospitality industry
Hospital administrator and advocate for women, family and the elderly
Singapore’s first female judge
Pioneering table tennis player and coach
Doyenne Of Cantonese Opera In Singapore
The only athlete with 40 SEA Games gold medals
Key Figure In Singapore’s Growth As A Global Arbitration Hub
Founder of the first and only credit union for women in Singapore
Outstanding entrepreneur and early childhood educator
First Singapore woman to win swimming gold at the Asian Games
Award-winning bilingual writer and playwright
Queen of long-distance running
Campaigner dedicated to improving the lives of women
First woman colonel in the Singapore Armed Forces
The Queen of Keroncong
Singapore's Queen of the Fairways
Pioneering activist for Muslim women’s rights
Pioneering educator and early childhood development specialist
Singapore’s first female fighter pilot
Champion of the environment
Trailblazer in the Singapore Armed Forces
Pioneer in the development of environmental law in the region
Founder of Singapore’s first female-led venture capital firm
Co-founder of one of Singapore’s largest law firms
Pioneering illustrator
First woman on the Supreme Court Bench
Award-winning authority on the history of Chinese mathematics
Singapore’s most decorated Paralympian
Pioneering social worker and advocate for special needs children
First local woman to practise as a medical doctor
Singapore’s first female fighter squadron commander
Founder of Stamford Law Corporation
Leader in the fight against infectious disease
Award-winning bilingual writer and successful businesswoman
Outstanding educator
First Singaporean woman to head a Singapore university
First woman Cabinet minister
First woman to command an artillery battalion
First woman Permanent Secretary
Trailblazer in the Asian creative industry
Outstanding scientist, engineer, innovator, and academic leader
Trailblazer in the field of pharmacy
Acclaimed violinist and founding member of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Outstanding sportswoman and educator
First schoolgirl in Singapore to win the Queen’s Scholarship
The world’s first toy piano virtuoso
Founder of St Margaret’s School, the first girls’ school in East Asia
Champion of animal rights
Pioneering advocate of successful longevity
Pioneering Athlete
First woman assistant superintendent of police
Pioneer community worker and tireless fund-raiser
Pioneer of biomedical sciences in Singapore
Grand Old Lady of Singapore’s Jewish community
Pioneering social worker, educator, and activist
Pioneering advocate for sex & public health education
Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu, Feng Tianwei
Leading Exponent Of Indian Classical Dance In Singapore
Global champion of sustainable development and women’s rights
The First Lady of Entertainment
Founder of one of the world’s leading water treatment companies
Founder of the first nursing home for dementia patients
Internationally acclaimed novelist and playwright
Trailblazing swimmer and Singapore’s first Golden Girl
Grande dame of Beijing opera in Singapore
First woman elected to public office in Singapore
First woman president of the Law Society
Singapore’s first First Lady
Singapore’s first lady of song
Founder of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus schools
Pioneering educator who transformed teacher training in Singapore
Trailblazing magazine editor
Pioneering dancer and choreographer
Pioneer in paediatrics in Singapore and Malaya
Educator, social worker and women’s rights activist
Singapore’s sprint queen
Pioneering women’s rights activist
Outstanding mountaineer and endurance athlete
Jane Lee, Sim Yihui, Joanne Soo, Lee Peh Gee, Lee Li Hui, Esther Tan
Entrepreneur and pioneer of Singapore Malay dance
Founder of Methodist Girls’ School
First Singapore woman to ski to the South Pole
Author of the internationally staged Emily of Emerald Hill
Award-winning novelist
Pioneering social worker and family violence specialist
Pioneering bridal gown designer and entrepreneur
Pioneering humour writer and the Grandmother of Singlish
Pioneer champion of women’s rights
Pioneering community worker
First and only female professor of chemistry in Singapore
Pioneering educational TV producer and newscaster
Philanthropist and pioneering community leader
Singapore’s first lady of netball
Hurdler and Singapore’s first female Olympian
First woman to qualify as a commercial pilot
First woman admitted to the Singapore bar
One of Asia’s most inspiring social workers
Award-winning writer
The Helen Keller of Southeast Asia
First Asian female chief executive at Standard Chartered Bank
Pioneering Paralympic swimmer and advocate for disability sports
Pioneering social worker and key mover behind the Family Service Centre initiative
Outstanding mountaineer and endurance athlete
Singapore’s food ambassador
Outstanding musician and nurturer of young musical talent
Standard setter for Singapore’s broadcast journalists
Protector of the Raffles Collection
Singapore’s first Olympic-level gold medal winner
Trade unionist and first woman mayor
Philanthropist and pioneering conservationist
Pioneer of Malay broadcasting
Founder of Singapore’s first sports club for girls
First woman to become a Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police
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