This initiative seeks to provide a comprehensive resource that includes their names and pictures, study periods, historical context, and their main contributions to economics.

By addressing gaps in existing historiographies, this project is designed to serve students, educators, and anyone with a curiosity about history of economics, offering a more inclusive and balanced perspective.

Women have long played an active role in shaping economic thought, whether through writing, activism, or other forms of engagement.

This project is a tribute to their enduring legacy and to those who seek a fuller, more equitable understanding of the past.

To select the women featured in this project, we decided to begin by identifying those from the Global South who have contributed to the field of economics.

Our focus started with Latin America, followed by Africa, Asia, and Oceania. We reached out to colleagues specializing in these regions for their insights and expertise.

The second criterion was to select only those women who have made concrete contributions to political economy. This includes those who have worked and written on issues such as human conditions, justice, poverty, resources, consumption, our relationships within society, international relations, money, the economics of the household, macroeconomic debates, and more.

The third criterion we used —though not in order of importance— was to focus exclusively on women who have already passed away, to avoid potential conflicts of interest and sensitive discussions.