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, a Hakka from North Borneo, noted for being a war-time heroine during the Japanese occupation and the only woman member in the Legislative Council in 1951. She also posed as an artist's model for the famed sculptress, Dora Gordine, who did two works of her entitled Serene Jade and Flawless Crystal. She worked as a teacher and became the first principal of the Singapore School for the Blind. She was also known for her qipaos and bangles, for which she was nicknamed "Dayak woman of Singapore"

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Because she supplied medicine, money and messages to British civilians interned in Changi Prison during the Second World War.

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What did Elizabeth Choy do on World War 2?

Elizabeth Choy lived from November 1910 to September 2006. She was a Singaporean native who was an educator and councilor. She and her husband supplied money, medicine, and messages to prisoners of war in Changi Prison.


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