# Kanitha Wichiencharoen

> Khunying Kanitha Wichiencharoen was a Thai lawyer and women's rights advocate until late in life when she became a maechee. Most noted for her human rights work with women, she established the first emergency shelter for women in Thailand and wrote legislation to protect women's rights. She established the Mahapajapati Theri College, the first college to train women as Buddhist nuns in southeast Asia.

*Thai lawyer and women's rights advocate*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Lawyer
- **Category:** Lawyers
- **Born:** 1920-11-04
- **Died:** 2002-05-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 50.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [กนิษฐา วิเชียรเจริญ](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%90%E0%B8%B2_%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%8D)
- [كانيثا ويكينتشاروين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AB%D8%A7_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86)
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