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From Ida B. Wells to Sally Ride, here are women who changed the world. Some of the most incredible inventors, writers, politicians, & activists have been women. ... read more about 22 history ...
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland (2009–2013): As prime minister, she was the world's first openly lesbian world leader, first female world leader to wed a same-sex partner while in office. Elizabeth II , United Kingdom (1952–2022): In 2015, she became the longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in world history.
First woman to climb all fourteen eight-thousander mountains without supplementary oxygen: Alma Maximiliana Karlin: Slovene 1889: 1950: World traveler, writer, poet, polyglot and theosophist; second European woman to circle the world solo; in an eight-year travel, she explored North and South America, Oceania, Australia, East Asia, and India ...
Women in World History; Women's History Month This page was last edited on 27 March 2024, at 21:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia is a 16-volume reference work of biographies of notable women. It includes biographies of around 10,000 women, and also includes genealogical charts of noble families and some joint entries about multiple women (such as "Astronauts: Women in Space").
On International Women’s Day, WWD and Berns Communications Group interviewed industry leaders on personal experience and finding success. The 2023 Most Inspirational Women Leaders Share an ...