Constance Singam

Constance Singam (born D'Cruz in 1936) is a Singaporean activist and writer. Singam's career as an activist started later in life, when she was widowed. She earned a degree and became active in women's rights group, AWARE, which she was president of for 3 separate terms. Singam was also involved in other groups in Singapore and later, wrote about her many experiences. Singam was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2015.

Biography Singam was born in Singapore as Constance D'Cruz on 1936. At age five, she and her family went to visit family in Kerala but stayed until 1948 because of the Japanese occupation of Singapore. She went to Melbourne to study literature and returned to Singapore in 1984, having earned a Master of Arts from Curtin University.

Singam joined AWARE in 1986. In 1990, she was elected as president of the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO).

In 2015, Singam was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Singam was a co-editor of The Art of Advocacy in Singapore (2017).