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1.Marie Curie 1867-1934: Known for her findings of the new science Radioactivity, which she is also credited for naming it. This is used in treating and even curing cancer in some individuals.
2.Rosa Parks 1913-2005- While living in the segregated south, in Alabama, her actions of refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person is seen as one of the sparks of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s.
3.Marie Stopes 1880-1958: Was an advocate for birth control and sexual education for women. She was from Edinburgh, Scotland and earned a science degree from University College in London. Her efforts of putting birth control clinics in poor working-class neighborhoods, in London, worked to bring women around the world the opportunity for planned pregnancies and say over their futures.
4.Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997: She was internationally known for her work with sick children, banning landmines, and her efforts of raising awareness about people affected by cancer, mental illness, and HIV/AIDS. There was a controversial story released when she was photographed shaking the hands of an individual with AIDS.
5.Amelia Earhart 1897-1939: In 1932 she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. In the summer of 1937 she began to fly around the world becoming the first person to fly from the Red Sea to India. She was reported missing that same summer and declared dead in 1939. Her disappearance is still unsolved to this day.
6.Dr. Ellen Ochoa 1958-2025: In 1993 she became the first Hispanic woman to go to space. She’s been to space on four occasions. Ochoa is also the first Hispanic woman, and second woman ever, to be named as director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
7.Wangarĩ Maathai 1940-2011: Was the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize for her work and efforts to save Kenya’s forests.
8.Marsha P. Johnson 1945-1992: She was a self-identified drag queen who was an outspoken activist for gay liberation. She was one of the key people in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. She continued her efforts in co-founding Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R), and later opened the STAR House, a shelter for gender-nonconforming and transgender youth. She later worked in AIDS activism in the 1980’s.
Sources:
https://www.pbs.org/articles/inspirational-black-women-in-history
https://www.historyextra.com/100-women/100-women-results/
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/women-in-stem
https://www.glad.org/honoring-lgbtq-leaders-for-womens-history-month/
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