Women

Women and the Typewriter in Singapore’s Herstories

The humble typewriter helped women become better educated, enter the workforce and contribute to society.

How Chinese Buddhist Women Shaped the Food Landscape in Singapore

Women who practised a particular form of Buddhism set up popular vegetarian restaurants in the 1940s and 50s that met the needs of local Buddhists and also helped promote vegetarianism.

The Kamala Club: Planting the Seeds of a Pioneering Women’s Organisation

Vandana Aggarwal traces the origins of a venerable association for Indian women and the role it played in their lives.

Wong Din Haan: A Pioneer Educator

Wong Din Haan, who founded a girls’ school in Singapore, was also a champion for women’s rights.

Siti Radhiah’s Cookbooks for the Modern Malay Woman

A number of cookbooks written in the 1940s and 1950s helped expand the traditional Malay culinary repertoire, as Toffa Abdul Wahed tells us.