They wanted help disproving the law of conservation of parity (which stated that two mirrored physical systems, such as atoms, behave in identical ways and donot differentiate between left and right). This photo of Parker bending over machinery with her hair pulled back in a red bandana was the inspiration behind behind " Rosie the Riveter. Along her journey she is surprised to meet the incredible wonder women:Frida Kahlo,Rosa Parks,Amelia Earhart,Mary Seacole,Marie Curie and Emmeline Pankhurstto name just a few. From explorers to artists, scientists to secret agents, hear the stories of some of history’s strongest mothers, sisters and daughters; all independent icons who really did change the world. As she told Newsweek, “I felt like Sojourner Truth was pushing down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman was pushing down on the other—saying, ‘Sit down girl!

We're talking about the kind of inspirational, powerful heroes who shook up the world as we know it. During the First World War, she helped to equip ambulances with x-ray equipment, and often drove them to the front line herself. Born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, Sojourner Truth escaped to freedom with her infant daughter in 1826. As one of the most angelic voices in history and an 18-time Grammy winner, Franklin popularized hits like “Respect” and “I Say a Little Prayer. In 1962, three men received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their work on DNA; their colleague British chemist and biophysicist Rosalind’s previous work had been crucial to this and to the overall discovery of the DNA double helix, but she died four years before it could be fully proven.She is Britain’s longest-reigning monarchto date, and she’s made numerous changes to the monarchy during her rule. Her political involvement soon landed her a spot on the Hollywood blacklist, but her reputation as a “wisecracker” never faltered. On January 20, 2021, Kamala Harris became the first woman and the first African American and South Asian person to become the Vice President of the United States.

Wells founded the Alpha Suffrage Club, an organization of women who helped elect candidates who would best serve the Black community in Chicago. Alice (pictured above), a French rower, was a key advocate for women’s sport who organised, at a time when the Olympic Games had very few events for women, the first Women’s World Games. If you’re interested at taking a closer look at one of the greatest fashion designers of our times, Coco Chanel, then download this resource to explore some key facts and information with your KS1/LKS2 class. Here are 100 of the most influential and important women in history – both famous and lesser-known – that have changed the world. Her story in her best-selling books "Becoming" and "The Light We Carry" encourage generations of women to dream big and never give up.

Nicknamed "Mama Africa," Makeba is renowned throughout South Africa and the rest of the continent for her endless activism. Despite all this, as a woman she was not eligible to join the Geographical Society of London and she did not receive full credit for her accomplishments.

Parks famously became a leader in the 1950s Civil Rights Movement when she refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger. The United States Congress has since honored her as “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement. If you use a smartphone today, you can thank Lamarr—her communication system was a precursor to wireless technologies including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. After starring in the 1961 film adaptation of The West Side Story, Moreno rocketed into superstardom, going on to work in Hollywood and on Broadway in numerous roles. Thanks to each of them, women and girls all over the world are able to live with fewer restraints and bigger dreams.In 2012, she survived a shot to the head by a Taliban gunman and went on to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her human rights advocacy work. Johnson, a mathematician, was one of the brains behind the complex calculations that helped us fly into space. She went on to serve as Secretary of State under Barack Obama and, in 2016, became the first woman in U. Too tired to give up her seat on the bus home from high school, on March 2, 1955, Claudette Colvin refused to move for a white passenger—nine months before Rosa Parks would do the same.

The mother of Jesus, Mary is venerated by both Christians and Muslims, and is probably the most famous woman in history. Your class will create an experiment whereby they create glow in the dark slime linked to the radium in the jar that Marie Curie slept beside each night. O'Connor was nominated by President Ronald Reagan, and the senate vote to appoint her was unanimous. Over the years, these trailblazers have worked tirelessly in their own ways to make the world a better place and shape the course of history, whether they were on the front lines of important protests, representing their country at the Olympics, or inspiring fellow women to speak their own minds.

French natural philosopher, author and amazing mathematician/physicist Émilie did much to convince sceptical Europeans that Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity was right by publishing translations of and commentaries on Newtonian physics. She stumped the country speaking on emancipation, politicians, political action, racism, women’s rights and segregation. Mildred Didrikson Zaharias, known as “Babe,” played her way into national fame in 1932, when she entered the U. The crucial piece of evidence was provided by the expert crystallographer Rosalind Franklin – the famous photograph 51, an X-ray picture showing a dark cross of dots, the signature image of a concealed molecular spiral. Just one year into her term, Duckworth fought for a resolution allowing infants into the chamber room, insuring that new parents in the Senate wouldn't have to miss out on any votes because of their newborns.