Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World: 1

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Polish-French physicist and chemist Madame Marie Curie, seated front, works in a laboratory, with her daughter Irene, in Paris France, April 20, 1927. Summiting Everest is the challenge of a lifetime and one you would expect to take many years to prepare for. Bonita Norris, however, gained adulation for having gone from novice climber to the top of the world in just two tough years. That would be Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut who in 1963 spent just under three days in space, orbiting earth 48 times. Tereshkova was born to poor, farm-working parents, but would ultimately be honored with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union as well as win a United Nations Gold Medal of Peace, according to Space.com. 5/ Marie Curie Meet the women who helped create a thriving society where equality prevails. Inspirational women of today are going further, doing more, breaking through barriers and giving people courage. Women may only occupy 0.5% of history books, according to Dr Nina Ansary, but the outstanding women in this list are transforming our futures.

Michael Faraday (1791 – 1867) English scientist who enabled electricity to become a viable source of power.

3. Phoebe Schecter

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” — Harper Lee 41. Mother Teresa The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” — Jane Austen 31. Malala Yousafzai At all of her speaking events, she can highlight these experiences and discuss how she managed to overcome them. 41. Twiggy “I've always loved life, and I've never known what's ahead. I love not knowing what might be round the corner. I love serendipity.” Lucy Maud Montgomery was the Canadian author of the Anne of Green Gables novels, which was recently turned into a Netflix series called “Anne with an E”. Her protagonist, Anne Shirley, was an immediate sensation and earned Montgomery an international following. When her school was invaded by a gunman who killed many of her friends, she stood up to let the world know that she and her classmates demanded change. She brought the world to tears with one of the most courageous speeches of our time.

Throughout history and across cultures, women and girls have faced innumerable challenges and injustices. We’re taking a moment to recognize 12 women who overcame adversity, broke through barriers, and changed the world. Ellen Johnson-SirleafOn March 8 — International Women’s Day — more than 5 million people took to the streets of major cities around the world in the largest-ever ‘feminist protest.’ Later, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, one of the worst countries for women in the world, announced that he believed women were “absolutely equal” to men. As the month comes to a close, there is still much work to be done — whether that’s electing more women to office, ensuring gender pay parity, or getting rid of laws that discriminate against women around the world. The latter even inducted the newsreader into their Hall of Fame thanks to her hard work for the charity. In 2019 she made her debut as the new presenter of Question Time, drawing praise from critics for her expert handling of the show, after taking charge of the prestigious current affairs show when David Dimbleby retired. 14. Jane Goodall “We can move toward a world where we live in harmony with nature. Where we live in harmony with each other. No matter what nation we come from. No matter what our religion. No matter what our culture. This is where we’re moving towards.” In 1852, Anthony attended her first National Woman's Rights Convention, which was held in Syracuse, New York. She spent the rest of her life championing for women’s rights, and became a key leader of the women’s suffrage movement in the U.S. She helped to merge the two largest suffrage associations into one—the National American Women’s Suffrage Association—and led the group until 1900. She traveled around the country giving speeches and, in 1876, she led a protest at the 1876 Centennial of the nation’s independence. Sadly, Anthony never got to see the results of her efforts. She died in 1906, 14 years before the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. Today, Jo is regularly booked for corporate events to share her incredible insight into leadership and high-performance teamwork. She has even published two books, Energy – 52 ways to fire up your life and become an Energy Angel and Energize. 20. Christine Lagarde “To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It’s about stimulating them. It’s about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.”

In 1979, these 100,000 women marched into Tahrir Square without burqas. This is what we call “feminism with skin in the game.” 21. Dr. Erna Hoover Founded in 2007 as a healthy alternative to normal crisps, the company has gone on to be commonplace on the shelves of some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets. The company now has over 40 different products in its range and at all of her events, Claire can discuss how she took her product from just a concept to a market leader. 30. Hillary Clinton “The worst thing that can happen in a democracy–as well as in an individual's life–is to become cynical about the future and lose hope: that is the end, and we cannot let that happen.” This woman taught Helen Keller, a child who was both blind and deaf, to communicate. At just 20 years old, Sullivan trained Keller to speak, read Braille and write within mere months. Finding a gap in the market to launch a business is always a difficult thing to do, this is also something that entrepreneur Claire Brumby knows all about. The founder of award-winning Scrubbys Vegetable Crisps, Claire is one of the most renowned retail speakers in the industry.

Sound complicated? Not for this modern-day science sensation. 38. Kate Middleton “Together with open conversations and greater understanding, we can ensure that attitudes for mental health change and children receive the support they deserve.” Tarana Burke is best known for organizing the #MeToo movement in 2006 as a means for victims of sexual violence to share their experiences with others, forming an alliance among survivors. Named Person of the Year by TIME magazine in 2017, Burke has spent her life empowering women to share their stories and fight against sexual assault with the slogan "empowerment through empathy." Laverne Cox (1972-present)

A story that was so nearly one of disappointment and failure to deliver on potential became one that summed up the power of never giving up.Iraqi Yazidi activist Nadia Murad is a prominent voice in the fight to help women and children affected by war. In 2014, she was kidnapped by the Islamic State and held captive for three months. During that time, she was held as a slave and experienced sexual and physical violence.