Women have played an important role in Malaysias history. The mainstream narrative of the nations history and memory however are often his-story here womens contribution and experiences have largely been left out and absent in our national narrative.

Sejarah Wanita (lit: Womens History) aims to unearth, document and highlight womens contribution to the history of Malaysia. This site will provide a platform for our collective memories here stories of Malaysian women are recovered and celebrated.

Over time Sejarah Wanita hopes to locate, document and review womens history using the following sources and feature them thematically: publications, visual artifacts, national records, professional possessions and oral history.

If you have access to materials and resources related to Malaysian womens history that we might be able to use, do get in touch. All materials will be credited appropriately, and you will have our eternal gratitute for your contributions.