This International Women's Day (March 8), we shine the spotlight on historical events and inspiring trailblazers that broke glass ceilings in and for Singapore. The oldest school for girls in Singapore - then known as Chinese Girls' School - was founded by missionary Maria Dyer in an effort to save mui tsai (Cantonese for "little sister"), the term for bonded.
Singapore News - What did you do during the June school holidays? Two sisters, Gehna and Tareena Chandna from St Margaret's Secondary School, cycled 800km from Penang to Singapore to commemorate their school’s 180th anniversary this year. Why Penang? Because that is the resting. Read more at www.tnp.sg