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163 Badass Women Who Changed The World We Live In Today
March 8 is International Women's Day (US has its equivalent on the 26th of August) which celebrates the struggle for women's rights. Throughout history, many strong women had to rise against the odds and fight for their dreams and passions, equality and solidarity among men. Their bravery contributed to shaping today's world, and has to be remembered.
Bored Panda has made a list of badass women who did their part to make the world a better place. Scroll down to vote for your favorite heroes, and upload new ones if we missed them!
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#1
Irena Sendlerowa - Woman Who Smuggled Approximately 2,500 Jewish Children Out Of The Warsaw Ghett
Final score:
614points
Jen Kollai 8 years ago
Irena Sendler (née Krzyżanowska), also referred to as Irena Sendlerowa in Poland, nom de guerre "Jolanta" (15 February 1910 – 12 May 2008),[1] was a Polish nurse, humanitarian, and social worker who served in the Polish Underground in German-occupied Warsaw during World War II, and was head of the children's section of Żegota,[2][3] the Polish Council to Aid Jews (Polish: Rada Pomocy Żydom), which was active from 1942 to 1945. Assisted by some two dozen other Żegota members, Sendler smuggled approximately 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto and then provided them with false identity documents and shelter outside the Ghetto, saving those children from the Holocaust.[4] With the exception of diplomats who issued visas to help Jews flee Nazi-occupied Europe, Sendler saved more Jews than any other individual during the Holocaust.[5]
Sofia Bellavista 8 years ago
So they made several movies about men who saved jews in WW2, and never done a movie about HER? Where's "Irena's list"?!!
AdaChan 8 years ago
There is movie "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler" from 2009 with Anna Paquin as Irena Sendler.
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Csilla Szabadi 8 years ago
She should be higher on the list (with all respect towards other great women ofc)
Jacqueline Lavanchy 8 years ago
Amazingly courageous woman, thank you Irene (Irene means peace in Greek)
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
Looking ahead, there are SO MANY women who should no be listed here. This is one of the ones who deserve credit for what she did but roller skaters? Skate boarders? Too many badly selected and so many left out.
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
I remember reading her story. . Amazingly brave woman who, daily, risked her life
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#2
Malala Yousafzai, 19, Pakistani Activist For Female Education Who Survived Being Shot In The Head By The Taliban, The Youngest Ever Nobel Prize Laureate
Final score:
604points
Amanda Panda 8 years ago
What makes her bad a*s, is that she stood up to the Taliban for women's educational rights. She was shot in the head by a member of the Taliban, SURVIVED, and continued to fight for women's right to education. She is unstoppable fierce and determined!
Malingshu 8 years ago
John, whats ironic is that in your bio you say you "fight for individual rights." You clearly don't.
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Kjorn 8 years ago
This is the kind of woman we need to see in the media. Not the F*cking kardashians. And listen the that kind of woman who know the danger of radicalism
Samuel Suarez 8 years ago
Man she's beautiful! And getting shot in the head? She's unstoppable
#3
A Woman Hitting A Neo-Nazi With Her Handbag In Växjö, Sweden (13 April, 1985)
Kacper Bieńkowski 8 years ago
''The woman in the photograph is Danuta Danielsson (1947–1988). (...) She was of Polish origin and her mother had been in a concentration camp during World War II" /wiki
Karyne Serret 8 years ago
The open mouthed face of the two men in the back is pretty good too LOL
Bree Arkin 8 years ago
Thank you I didn't even notice that until I read your comment!
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Jani Jousselin 8 years ago
My MUM did the exact thing to a skinhead in England when he nearly knocked me over :) coward as they all are..He ran like hell :)
Łukasz Markuszewski 8 years ago
The woman was name Danuta Danielsson, and was a daughter of polish-jewish survivor from death camp.
rocke socke 8 years ago
the woman in the picture actually was a child of WWII-victims, her mother survived a concentration camp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Woman_Hitting_a_Neo-Nazi_With_Her_Handbag
Magdalena Giceva 8 years ago
He doesn't even know what's coming from behind, living fearlessly, walking independently 😲
#4
Marie Curie Was A Polish Scientist Famous For Her Work On Radioactivity, The First Woman To Win A Nobel Prize And The Only Woman To Win Twice
Amanda Panda 8 years ago
What makes her badass is, she was the first EVER woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the ONLY woman (to date) to win TWO nobel prizes
Kamila Golnik 8 years ago
Not only woman, but only HUMAN who ever got two Nobel prizes in two different categories :)
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Katarina Sujono 8 years ago
Her daughter also won a nobel prize for discovering artificial radioactivity, both of them died of cancer due to their studies
Nick Triantafyllidis 7 years ago
Marie didn't die of cancer but of aplastic anemia. Of course it was due to radiation exposure as you said.
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Marta Chmielowiec 8 years ago
Except her name is MARIA SKŁODOWSKA. She just happened to marry a Frenchie by the name of Curie. But she kept using her Polish surname. It's a bitter irony that she's remembered as Curie, as many not-overly-educted persons think she was French. By the way, same with Szopen (another Pole you know as Monsieur Chopin) and Kopernik (Copernicus), etc. etc.
Lúthien Sîrfalas 8 years ago
She also keept doin the research even tho she knows it was bad for her health!
#5
Nujood Ali, Given To Abusive Husband At Age 10, Divorced Him And Broke Tribal Tradition
Final score:
516points
Ironcat_xox (Submission author) 8 years ago
Might I add that she now fights in Yemen's movement against forced child marriage
Pandykinz 8 years ago
Amazing courage! She definitely should be higher on this list, what a badass! I hope she's inspired other girls to do the same
Ironcat_xox (Submission author) 8 years ago
Definitely. I'm glad you think so!
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LizzyM 8 years ago
I know, right! Though I'm glad I didn't face the hardships these women faced, it makes me wonder what the f**k I'm doing with my life...
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Ana Lucía Hernández Mijares 8 years ago
I would like to know more about her. Didn't hear from her before, but she seems a super interesting character
Harini Knight 8 years ago
yes more girls ought to stand up to this like Malala too, run away, pray for help and find people who will help you then help others as this girl has done, women and the men who respect them can change the world, for too long been the victims and allowed men to control them, say no more!
#6
A 106-Year-Old Woman Who Protected Her Home With A Rifle, In Armenia (1990)
Amanda Panda 8 years ago
This is what a strong Armenian woman looks like, not Kim Kartashian. JS
Lazy Panda 8 years ago
Am I the only one who thinks it's sad that she actually had to do that?
Hayriye Koz 8 years ago
Turkish women also protected their homeland, whatever nationality the woman is strong
Koko Sempai 8 years ago
I wish she had a life where guns never existed and instead, she would be sitting down in her home maybe even telling stories with her grand children. It's sad how even elderly people had to carry a weapon to protect their home :'(
#7
These Women Were Firefighters At Pearl Harbor (1941)
Amanda Panda 8 years ago
This photo reminds me of the statue in DC "raising of the flag on Iwo Jima"
Stanescu Serban Ioan 8 years ago
Black, indian,asian and probably white, someone should remind trump, what america is about!
Meghen James 8 years ago
I think its important to note that rhis was an ad, not a photo of pear harbor
Don Vallee 8 years ago
... and 2 of those women were rewarded with interment in a camp/prison because they were of Japanese origin along with the other innocent Japanese-Americans.
rick hctep (Rick45) 8 years ago
Well done girls, now watch Trump stop you from going to the American mainland.
#8
Margaret Heafield Was A Director Of Software Engineering For NASA's Apollo Space Program (1969)
Marcos Zamarripa 8 years ago
What makes her badass is, she was Director of Software Engineering for NASA's Apollo Space Program in1969.
Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
Yikes! What a woman! It's about time we heard of these women. I only recognise about half.
Elizabeth Molloy 8 years ago
Strong resemblance to Amy Farrah Flwler. Did the Big Bang Theory makers do this on purpose?
#9
Muslim Woman Covers The Yellow Star Of Her Jewish Neighbor With Her Veil (1941)
Pi... 8 years ago
Wow... humanity is all that really matters at the end of the day... and some good dessert.
Janine Randall 8 years ago
I hope we as a nation are remembered as people who spoke up for our Muslim neighbors, not a nation that shunned them.
Łukasz Leroch 8 years ago
Sarajevo in 1941 :) http://www.loonwatch.com/2013/11/muslim-woman-covers-the-yellow-star-of-her-jewish-neighbor-with-her-veil-on-the-streets-of-sarajevo-in-1941/
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Voting Activist Annie Lumpkins At The Little Rock City Jail (10 July, 1961)
Amanda Panda 8 years ago
She was one of the Freedom Riders (a group of civil rights activisits who rode through the US fighting against segregation stating it as unconstitutional), this photo was taken after she was arrested for sitting on a "whites only" bus.
Shauday Smith 8 years ago
Amanda in with the hows and whys. Thanks for all these reasons why these women are badass. :)
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Lily Mae Kitty 8 years ago
the day I was born! I love that she looked this fabulous while being an activist. (love the dress)
🌟Jim Phoenix🌟 8 years ago
How dare those racist whites put her in jail! SCREW ALL WHITE PRIVILEGED RACIST WHITE MALES!
Pi... 8 years ago
I thought so too! It's the stance and the pose she has. It's like "I dare you!"
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One Of The Onna-Bugeisha, Female Samurai Warrior Of The Upper Bushi (Samurai), Class In Feudal Japan (Late 1800's)
Jen Kollai 8 years ago
Ladies sometimes you need to do some research before you speak. Cheers to speaking out and supporting strong women.
#12
Jane Goodall, Leading Primatologist And Conservationalist
Final score:
353points
Pouy Aekmetasawat 8 years ago
I have read about her. Another lady which I think is also great, is Jane's mother, and also her family. With her family support, she become "Jane" who is Primatologist and Conservationalist.
Sofia Bellavista 8 years ago
Jane Goodall changed our perception of ourselves as a species, her work is revolutionary, paradigm-changing, and celebrated enough
Janine Randall 8 years ago
Story I love of her. The Far Side artist Gary Larson, drew a cartoon about her (sort of). He had 2 chimpanzees, and the female one picked a hair off the male and said something to the effect of "Fooling around with that Jane Goodall again!" He received a snitty letter saying that she was offended, etc. Later, he found out that that had been sent by someone in her office, but she found the strip hilarious. I've always admired her dedication, but that somehow made her even more admirable.
LizzyM 8 years ago
That would be a conversationalist instead of a conservationist 😉 (just kidding, Google Jane's TED Talk)
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#13
Maud Stevens Wagner Was The First Known Female Tattoo Artist In The United States (1907)
Mark Taranto 8 years ago
Phyllis Kahn should be on this list. She authored the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act, and is the reason why you can work, eat, and fly in a smoke-free environment.
Emily Pittman 8 years ago
I wonder if she did some of her own work on her sleeves. She was, indeed, badass!!
Ironcat_xox 8 years ago
People must've looked at her and been like "WITCHCRAFT! SHES POSSESSED!" Props go to you
#14
Anne Frank Was A Jewish Diarist And Writer
Amanda Flack 8 years ago
She was bad a*s because she represents every girl who fought to survive under Nazi. And every girl who fought for life was bad a*s.
Koko Sempai 8 years ago
Anne Frank is an amazing girl. Living under those difficult times and conditions yet she stayed strong. Her story was terrible. I wish she lived in a world where she could chase her dreams.. ( Y . Y )
Roland Schmidl 7 years ago
Anne Frank was first above a jewish girl in Amsterdam, who almost survived the NAZI occupation in a hideout, but sorryly only almost. She wa gased at the end. Her diaries are outstanding documents of history and humanity.
Tonia B 7 years ago
Died of typhus, not that it really matters which way she was killed.
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Rajani Sarasan, obviously you don't know that it was Anne Frank's own diary. Written by her. Not just a "book" or fictional novel. Don't you read the cover notes or were those pages missing from your copy? For Christ's sake I doubt you would have the same courage she did. Try some simple respect. Savvy?
KT Pinto 8 years ago
Oh, she was not! She was a victim of the Holocaust who happened to write in her diary about the times. She had no idea what was going on, she wasn't part of the militia, she didn't start a riot or speak out. She was just one of many that lived during really horrible times. What she is an icon of and represents is a dark period of out time, but she herself was just a girl, and really shouldn't be on this list.
#15
Amelia Earhart Was The First Female Aviator To Fly Solo Across The Atlantic Ocean (1928)
Amanda Panda 8 years ago
And her disappearance is one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of all time.
Aunt Messy 8 years ago
Remnants of her clothing and airplane were found several years ago.
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Pualani Dalton 8 years ago
Yeah, they found clothing and fragment's of the plane on a small uninhabited atoll a while ago. They also found bone fragments in the holes of coconut crabs, so the theory is the crabs ate the body. Pretty crazy story.
R. Klement 3 years ago
She didn't fly solo across the Atlantic. She was the passenger in a plane flown by two men, Wilmer Stutz and Louis Gordon. She was technically the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air, but she could barely fly a plane at that point, let alone solo the Atlantic. Like most of the grandiose claims about her flying career, this was grossly overblown for publicity purposes.
#16
Rosa Louise Mccauley Parks - Civil Rights Activist
Final score:
308points
Connie Roberts-Huth 8 years ago
Rosa Parks was a badass, no lie, but Claudette Colvin was first. http://www.biography.com/news/black-history-unsung-heroes-claudette-colvin
Lucie Pelčáková 8 years ago
We recently learned about this in my USA history class, such a strong and brave woman
Pangaea Pangaea 8 years ago
I am so in awe of her bravery. I don't know if I could be as brave, but I look to her as a role model.
Long Joan Silver 8 years ago
I adore this woman for standing up for herself during a time like that!
#17
Russia-Born Valentina Tereshkova Became The First Woman In Space Aboard The Vostok 6 (1963)
Ironcat_xox 8 years ago
I remember a long time ago, I had to be her for a history project! What an inspiring woman
Christina McIntosh 8 years ago
Yes! I think it's about time that women is recognized for her sacrifice instead of being covered up as well as the others who didn't survive the Russian space race. 🙁
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Susanna Vesna 8 years ago
What is this "grammar"- "Russia-born"?! She is Russian! Say it like it is.
Christina McIntosh 8 years ago
No it isn't, Yuri, but many people have made the same mistake. Look here https://www.google.com/search?q=valentina+tereshkova&client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us&prmd=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3tOW49MnSAhXrlFQKHQvwDLcQ_AUIBygB&biw=320&bih=489#imgrc=_
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Mary Winsor Holding Suffrage Prisoners Banner In Washington D.C. (1917)
Kjorn 8 years ago
still today i still can't understand why people didn't want woman to vote. it's inconceivable for my modern head
Katinka Min 8 years ago
And it's not that long ago. But what does your head say when thinking about female bosses and/or staying home to raise your kids for a while, while your wife - who earns more than you do - goes to work? :-) It does happen, my brother and a friend of mine were stay-at-home-dads for one to three years.
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Marty Sunderland 7 years ago
And some women agreed. It wasn't ladylike, and women just shouldn't make those kinds of decisions.
#19
Eliza Leonida Zamfirescu, The First Woman Engineer In The World
Final score:
278points
Andy Feast 8 years ago
You mean first woman to be recognized as an engineer by others, women be making this world turn for millennium
Cathy Shift 8 years ago
women have been engineers for as long as the have been women. she's just the first to get recognized.
Kima 8 years ago
Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu was born in Galați, Romania on November 10, 1887.She was the world's first female engineer. Marie Skłodowska Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.
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#20
Annette Kellerman Promoted Women’s Right To Wear A Fitted One-Piece Bathing Suit (1907). She Was Arrested For Indecency
Aimée Melissa 8 years ago
And now, in France, when women want to cover up, that's not allowed either. Women are always told what they can and can't wear, look at that.
Master Markus 8 years ago
Seriously, I'm a fervent anti-theist and I think that's a really, really stupid law. The way that Europe is becoming more right-winged in all the most illogical ways is awful.
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Nina's Channel 8 years ago
Indecency? If they could have seen what people wear now (men and women) then that would not be indecency.
Janine Randall 8 years ago
I gotta say, I admire her for her for her bravery and attempt to move women's rights forward. But I also gotta say, if I had her figure, I'd be flouncing around in a skin tight suit too!
Pangaea Pangaea 8 years ago
So tired of being told what we can and cannot do. Good for her! And good for us!
Partypattinator 8 years ago
That s**t. Look at all the skin she is showing. Joking aside that is nothing compared to what people wear this days. We have come a long way.
#21
Florence Nightingale - 1st Nurse To Teach Basic Sanitation Between Patients
Final score:
235points
Magpie 8 years ago
She also invented the pie chart to show the figures. She thought it would help the ( resisting generals in the armies) understand why hygiene would save lives.
Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
Great & humane woman. It was a dirty job, someone had to do it. And she did, brilliantly! Modern medicine & nursing owes her a lot.
Nancy A Clark 8 years ago
A very strong, and interesting woman! Read about her it's interesting and worth your time!
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
She came to prominence while serving as a manager of nurses trained by her during the Crimean War, where she organised the tending to wounded soldiers. She was the founder of modern nursing.
Georgina Barratt 7 years ago
Didn’t believe in bacteria. Just thought dirt was bad. Got the right result.
Georgina Barratt 7 years ago
And she didn’t believe in bacteria. Just thought dirt was bad. Got the right results
#22
Ftima El Fihria The Founder Of The First University In The World - Fes, Morocco
Final score:
234points
michael sky 8 years ago
University of Bologna is traditionally recognized as an oldest university. University of Al Quaraouiyine is older, but is not the first recognized university in the sense of the word that we know.
Βασίλης Μπαζάκας 8 years ago
Please... Imperial University of Constantinople 425 AD..And recognized as a university in 848, even if the Western European countries never recognized as a university! :D
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Shauday Smith 8 years ago
Artist permissions to use work or at least a shout out credit? Unless EL Haloui is the artist...
Aegon VI Targaryen 8 years ago
The oldest existing, and continually operating educational institution in the world is the University of Karueein, founded in 859 AD in Fez, Morocco. The University of Bologna, Italy, was founded in 1088 and is the oldest one in Europe. Oldest English speaking university is Oxford - Source is Guiness book of records. BUT oldest is Takshashila University, Taxila, Pakistan, 7th c. BC [it was most extensive too - filds in dance, music, astronomy, math, politics, warfare to archery were taught] there is evidence that ancient civilisations like mesopotamia etc. had institions too but no concrete evidence but they were advanced enough to have them but they were more specialized, this was the first university that had over 70 fields, but unfortunately no longer remains as far as i gather and so its not regarded as oldest anymore. others include = Shangyang, "higher school," China, established sometime during Yu period: 2257-2208 BC
Aegon VI Targaryen 8 years ago
Imperial Central School, established sometime in Zhou Dynasty: 1046-249 BC Nalanda University, Bihar, India, 5th c. BC Plato's Academy, Athens, 387 BC Najing University, China, 258 University of Salerno, Italy, 9th. c University of Magnaura, Constantinople, 848 -- these are all the known ones before Al Quaraouiyine. oldest regarded university in the complete sense is Takshashila University, Taxila, Pakistan, 7th c. BC as it offered more than just a few fields. most instituions focused on just math, physics chem, astronomy, medicine, surgery, by themselves individually but rarely more than 2-5 fields were present in any one university till Takshashila.
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Oru Madayan 8 years ago
Nalanda University in India, established in 427 C.E., was the first university in the world. The University of Karueein, Fez, Morocco, is the oldest continuously operating institution.
Suzanne Galloway-Kent 8 years ago
Ironic....that millions of women in Islamic countries are denied an education in 2027!
#23
Nadia Comaneci - The First Women To Score A Perfect 10 In Gymnastics At The Olympic Games
Final score:
216points
Stijn V. 8 years ago
she is the first gymnast to score a perfect 10. not just the first women.
Karine Fonte 8 years ago
Now that I see her figure, I wonder: whatever happened ever since that female gimnasts became so muscular, so full-bodied? See, Comaneci was slender by any standards, yet her precise movements gave her a perfect 10.
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Aunt Messy 8 years ago
I did see it on TV when I was a kid. The stadium was dead silent...then exploded with applause. It was incredible.
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PurpleUnicorn 8 years ago
I saw her performance on TV at the time. In 1995 I saw her first public performance in Bucharest since she left. Pure grace.
#24
Women Of The 1975 Icelandic Women's Strike, Kvennafrídagurinn, When 90% Of The Female Population Of Iceland Went On Strike To “demonstrate The Indispensable Work Of Women For Iceland’s Economy And Society”
Final score:
209points
LizzyM 8 years ago
That might be because it is an aerial view. Of a women's march.
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Heather McPherson 8 years ago
Let's make this happen in the USA next year on International Women's day
#25
Komako Kimura, A Prominent Japanese Suffragist Marched On Fifth Avenue In New York City Demanding The Right To Vote (27 October, 1917)
criminalgirl 8 years ago
Very brave, not just as a woman but also not being an "average American woman"
AspieGirl88 8 years ago
Wow. Some of those men don't look too pleased, do they? Tough crowd... 😯
#26
Marina Ginestà Was A French Veteran Of The Spanish Civil War. This Is Her Most Famous Picture At The Top Of Hotel Colón In Barcelona (21 July, 1936)
Anna González Fort 8 years ago
Catalan born in France, not French: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Ginest%C3%A0
Deborah Lloyd 8 years ago
Born in France makes you a French citizen....oui?
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Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
Where you are born makes you a citizen. However, it does not necessarily make you French, or whatever. Your parent's ethnicity plays a part in this too. Also you may be eligible for dual nationality. Comprende?
Master Markus 8 years ago
That's a gorgeous photo. It gives me a "Liberty Leading the People" kind of feeling, but in a moment of peace.
#27
Harriet Tubman, Who Helped Slaves Escape Via The Underground Railroad.
Final score:
200points
Kipper Mcgee 8 years ago
I heard that she was abused and hit with a metal pipe on her head as a slave.
#28
Yusra Mardini Syrian Teenage Refugee Who Swam For Hours In The Sea Pushing A Sinking Boat With Other Refugees To Safety
Final score:
200points
#29
Ana Aslan (Romania) - She Is Considered To Be A Pioneer Of Gerontology And Geriatrics
Final score:
194points
Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
I hadn't heard of this lady either. However, what a pioneer in a rather difficult field of medicine/caregiving. On a different note, I truly wonder how some people manage to get out of bed every day. No pun intended. Btw, dictionaries, or even Wikipedia can be tools for gaining rudimentary knowledge.
#30
Taramon Bibi Is One Of The Two Female Freedom Fighters In Bangladesh
Final score:
179points
Nazia Rahman 8 years ago
There were so many more female freedom fighters fought for liberation in 1971 but only 2 got some acknowledgements..:(
Syed Saajid 8 years ago
There were thousands of female fighters in Bangladesh's war of independence. She and captain sitara were the only two awarded for their valor.
Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
Strong & dedicated women! They should all be acknowledged for their valor.
Syeda Ferdous 8 years ago
Not one of the two female freedom fighters. There were countless women who fought for the country. But sadly, she's only one fo the two women who were recognized for their courage and given a bravery award
Susanna Vesna 8 years ago
Here we go- fights for rights of women WHILE LIVING in that country! Not like fake Malala in London!
#31
Mileva Maric, Serbian Physicist, Einsteins Wife. Worthy "His" Nobel Prize
Final score:
159points
Khondoker Ashif 8 years ago
Most likely Einstein financed her research too and because their time of the world culture they had to agree that he should be taking all the credits(so general people will actually think about taking all the theoretical ideas seriously)!
Vera Milenkovic 8 years ago
So true! Was raised in Novi Sad, Serbia, 5 houses from her family home where the two of them lived for a while. The house is still standing, but in bad need of repair.
Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
How the heck do you edit something? I can do it in Facebook, but apparently am an idiot with this. I mean to say "view point", not prospectus. Mea culpa.
Cheryl Birkhimer 8 years ago
Well, I guess that everyone has given a different prospectus on the lady. She obviously had some intelligence. Einstein probably plagiarized her work. Just kidding. Still, she lived with him, & it's well known that geniuses are difficult to live with. So she deserves some credit just for that! Lol.
James Sutton 8 years ago
It's important to draw a distinction between women who were heroes and role models for the feminist cause, and those were merely affiliated with historic figures. "The question whether (and if so, to what extent) Marić contributed to Einstein's early work, and to the Annus Mirabilis Papers in particular, has been the subject of some debate. A consensus among professional historians of physics is that she made no significant scientific contribution." Pais, A. (1994), pp. 1-29 Holton, G. (1996), pp. 177-93 Stachel, J. (2002), pp. 26-39, 55 Martinez, A. (2005) Calaprice, A. & T. Lipscombe (2005), pp. 41-42
#32
Ellen O'neal, One Of The Greatests Female Freestyle Skateboarders In The World (1970)
Shauday Smith 8 years ago
i don't understand why you got down votes for calling her pretty.... it's not an insult, and you weren't comparing her to anybody..... just complimenting. it's not degrading or an insult to call someone pretty folks. Unclench already.
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#33
Coretta Scott King. American Author, Activist, Civil Rights Leader, And The Wife Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Final score:
150points
Harini Knight 8 years ago
great film that recent one Selma shows Coretta as involved as much as he was it would have been shared values about equal rights she was great support to him despite difficulties
#34
Smaranda Brăescu, Romanian parachuting Pioneer, Former Multiple World Record Holder (1932)
Final score:
148points
#35
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm. American Politician, Educator, And Author. In 1968, She Became The First African American Woman Elected To The United States Congress. She Served 7 Terms And Ran For The Democratic Party Nomination For Potus In 1972.
Final score:
146points
#36
Women's Liberation Coalition Marching For Equal Pay (1970)
Florin Hercal 8 years ago
Mostly because it's a fight. And all fights have sides, and only one side can win. It's not for one side to be equal. It's for the whole system to be fair, equal.
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Iudith Coman 8 years ago
I really feel for you. I live in Romania and altough it is not the best country to live in the world, it is one of the few countries where equality in rights is respected, and we actually get equal pay .I can't imagine how I would feel if my capacity would be rewarded less than I deserve .it's just not right!! Yo go girls !! Fight for what you deserve !!!
#37
Angela Davis (1944), American Political Activist, Scholar, Author & Feminist
Final score:
137points
Marie Brun 8 years ago
Warning ! 1944 is the year of birth of Angela Davis. This photo depicts her during the 60s to 70s early in the period in which she was campaigning for the civil rights of African Americans.
Ares Windspawn 8 years ago
"Activist" would be one word for someone buying and personally supplying the guns for killers to use to kill innocent people. It would also seem to be another word for a communist, black panther supporter and racist.
Susanna Vesna 8 years ago
So if she was part of a Democratic party all of you criticizers would be praising her?! Stop throwing shade at Communism! It does not promote racism or discrimination, but equal distribution of wealth. But you rather have rich brainless whores like Kim K on one side and homeless people on the other? "American Dream"!
Sam McKinney 8 years ago
Didn't Mrs. Davis purchase and supply the guns used by the Soledad Brothers to take a Judge hostage?
Yugan Talovich 8 years ago
John Jackson (Marin County incident) was a friend of mine. We all thought he never would have gotten killed if Davis hadn't prodded him.
Sherry Sweeney 8 years ago
She doesn't deserve to be on this list she led the Communist Party USA.
Sam McKinney 8 years ago
I wonder what Harriet Tubman would think of her? Probably disappointed.
#38
Rita Levi-Montalcini - Italian Nobel Laureate Honoured For Her Work In Neurobiology
Final score:
135points
Priscilla Jordan 8 years ago
Not only, let's remember that she was a Jewish and during the Second World War she set up a lab in her bedroom because she wasn't allowed to work
#39
Bertha Von Suttner - First Woman Peace Activist And First Woman To Be Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Final score:
134points
Cathy Shift 8 years ago
again not the first. just the first pease activist to be recognized as an activist.
#40
Jeanne Manford With Her Son Morty, Foreground, Marching In The New York City Gay Pride Parade (1972)
#41
Sarla Thakral Was First Indian Woman To Fly. She Earned An Aviation Pilot License In 1936 At The Age Of 21 And Flew A Gypsy Moth Solo
Sreejith 8 years ago
Indian women who wear saree daily can have amazing flexibility in their saree. We witness it all the time. :-)
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Billie Jean King. US Tennis Legend & Became The First Prominent Female Athlete To Come Out
Final score:
124points
Erick Germanotta Damarez 8 years ago
Yeah! Long live LGBT. We were supposed to have received our right since nineties century. Quite similar with Alan Turring.
Max Vincent 8 years ago
It wasn't voluntary; she was being sued for palimony. But hey--whatever works!!
Load More Replies... The Cube Cat 8 years ago
I used her "male chauvinist pig" insult all the time in middle school
DancingToMyself 8 years ago
These are triceps that are bigger. :) Not usual on women.
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#43
Girls Deliver Ice. Heavy Work That Formerly Belonged To Men Only Is Being Done By Girls (16 September, 1918)
Anzelle Van Der Vyver 8 years ago
The things these brave women had to do just to prove we are all equal are astonishing... I can't think this is the best job there was but they look happy enough to earn their own money! WOW
Brandy Summerlin 8 years ago
That's because of WWI not because of any actual change in roles. WWI ended in Nov 1918... this was taken in Sept when men were still at war.
Flora Polvado 8 years ago
Women having to work in both World Wars helped to speed up the Women's movement.
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Gertrude Caroline Ederle Became The First Woman To Swim Across The English Channel (1926)
#45
A Woman Drinking Tea, In The Aftermath Of A German Bombing Raid During The London Blitz (1940)
Andrea Legeny 7 years ago
more like your town, country.... :0( but such amazing picture....I can't help but wonder what thought was in her mind right in this moment....
Load More Replies... Kristina Moskvich 8 years ago
the English are serious about tea n here the place has been bombed n this women is a badass because she is not letting it kill her culture
Kassandra Skresvig 8 years ago
"Crisis or no, nothing should interfere with tea!" jokes aside, sitting down with a cuppa can help calm down to deal with the overwhelming tasks ahead, it's comforting.
Kaa 8 years ago
Definitely! Just like "ok, first have a cuppa and a cig, and then we'll tidy up a bit".
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ugaas wiilhoog 8 years ago
So even being bombed does'nt stop the English from drinking their tea.
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
The overwhelming task was to rebuild not run away from it. Most of Europe looked like this by 1945 but the survivors put their backs in it and rebuilt evident by the beautiful cities that exist today.
#46
Suu Kyi Was Under House Arrest For 15 Years For Her Pre-Democracy Campaigning
Final score:
112points
Melia Janssen 8 years ago
She was a brave woman who stood up to the junta but she still needs to do more for the persecuted Muslims in her country.
Judith Kellett 8 years ago
Unfortunately the government she LEADS is persecuting the Rohingya people in her country.Once was hero: now just another grubby politician with blood on her hands.
The Cube Cat 8 years ago
How dare you compare anyone to that demon! This woman hasn't killed millions of Jews just because they were Jewish. You monster.
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Simone De Beauvoir, French Feminist, Who Wrote "The Manifesto Of The 343", 1971
Final score:
101points
Cathy Lerch 8 years ago
She is just one of the biggest figures of french feminism, writer and philosopher. She wrote in 1949 "Le deuxième sexe" (the second sex), censured by The Vatican in which she expose woman sexuality, work inequalities, contraception, abortion and freedom of woman. She fought for women rights and since 2008 a Simone de Beauvoir price have been created in France for woman freedom.
ylloPytterP (Submission author) 8 years ago
This is my original submission : Simone de Beauvoir (French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist) wrote for a French magazine in 1971 « The Manifesto of the 343 » Here is the translation of the intro : « One million women in France have an abortion every year. Condemned to secrecy, they have them in dangerous conditions when this procedure, performed under medical supervision, is one of the simplest. These women are veiled in silence. I declare that I am one of them. I have had an abortion. Just as we demand free access to birth control, we demand the freedom to have an abortion. » By writing this text, these women exposing themselves to criminal prosecution (in France, you could be put in jail for having or helping for an abortion). Contraceptives became free in 1974 and abortion became legal in 1975. Thanks to her.
#48
These Four Female Pilots Leaving Their Plane At The Four-Engine School At Lockbourne AAF (Early 1940s)
Monica Sandoval 8 years ago
From left to write: Frances Green, Margaret (Peg) Kirchner, Ann Waldner, and Blanche Osborn leaving their plane called "Pistol Packing Mama"
Ged Maybury 8 years ago
They were Women Airforce Service Pilots; 'WASP' (USA), and worked to deliver (transfer) wartime aircraft of every kind. Flying millions of miles and numbering at their peak 1074 pilots. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots There was a British eqivalent, the Air Transport Auxilary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transport_Auxiliary
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
The women who took over men's work when they went off to war. These women ferried heavy aircraft to wherever a replacement was needed.
#49
Imone Segouin, The 18 Year Old French Résistance Fighter (1944)
#50
Lili Elbe, Danish Transgender Woman And One Of The First Recipients Of Sex Reassignment Surgery (1882 – 1931). Elbe Is The Subject Of The 2015 Film "the Danish Girl".
Final score:
89points
Kira Leseman 8 years ago
I just love everything about this photograph. The style, the fan and pearls, and especially the woman.
#51
Joan Of Arc, Nicknamed "the Maid Of Orléans," Was Born In 1412 In Domrémy, Bar, France. A National Heroine Of France, At Age 18 She Led The French Army To Victory Over The English At Orléans. Captured A Year Later, Joan Was Burned At The Stake As A Heretic By The English And Their French Collaborators
Final score:
88points
Kracken 8 years ago
She was epic, I can't believe a skateboarder is ahead of her, this list is ridiculous in its order.....
Joan Grabenstetter 8 years ago
Hard to pick just one of these many notable women, but this is a favorite.
Juana 8 years ago
Yes Joan was an amazing young woman. Holds up well at any time in history.
Load More Replies... Magdalena Giceva 8 years ago
Burn as heretic because she was good strategist and lead the army to won the battle?
BoredBunnies 8 years ago
Went to where she died, and she was really badass. She died fighting for her rights.
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
If you want to go back through history there are many women who made a difference.
Sabine Weyermann 8 years ago
Too bad she is now the symbol of the extreme-right french party...
Stephanie Burton 8 years ago
Insane French teenager who heard voices in her head telling her to kill
#52
Maria Teresa De Filippis, First Female Formula 1 Driver (1958)
Final score:
83points
#53
The First European Woman Ever To Obtain A License And A Phd In Law From The University Of Paris
Final score:
81points
#54
Jackie Ormes, America's First Black Female Cartoonist, And Creator Of Torchy Brown
Final score:
80points
#55
Jane Austen: An Influential Woman, She’s Not Just A Writer, She’s A Cult, A Brand And A Cultural Touchstone.
Final score:
76points
#56
Milunka Savić
Final score:
66points
Milica Ljubić Županović (Submission author) 8 years ago
She was a Serbian war heroine who fought in the Balkan Wars and in World War I. She was awarded the French Légion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour) twice, Russian Cross of St. George, British medal of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael, Serbian Miloš Obilić medal. She was the sole female recipient of the French Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 with the gold palm attribute for service in World War I.
#57
Among The Prisoners Taken On Walcheren Was This Dutch Woman With Her Husband, A German Solder, Whom She Refused To Leave (1944)
Erik Louman 8 years ago
As you can see she didn't lose weight like people who didn't familiarize with the Nazi's. 27 votes and counting... A lot of Antisemites on Bored Panda apparently ?
Master Markus 8 years ago
Yeah, it's a... an awkward situation. Oh, she might be standing by her man, but he WAS a German soldier, and very, very likely her meal ticket and way to get gentler treatment during the occupation. Not exactly something to be "proud" of, necessarily.
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Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
As a collaborator she wouldn't have lasted long if she hadn't left. The Dutch hated the Germans for starving them. it was Canadian forces who rescued Them from death. Now the Netherlands (Holland) sends thousands of tulips to Canada every year and have created a red & white tulip just for Canada's 150th Birthday
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
If she hadn't left with him the Dutch would have had her imprisoned if not worse. The population hated the Germans. It was the Canadian forces who rescued them before they all starved to death. The Netherlands send tulips to Canada every year and have created a beautiful red and white one to celebrate Canada's 150 Birthday.
#58
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya - A Russian Journalist, Writer, And Human Rights Activist Known For Her Opposition To The Second Chechen War And To The Policies Of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Final score:
64points
#59
Raina Kasabova Is A Bulgarian Military Pilot And The First Woman In The World Who Piloted A Battle Air Plane In A Combat.
Final score:
62points
#60
A Female Lockheed Employee Works On One In Burbank, California (1944)
Tomek Sztuk 8 years ago
maybe because it's obviously a staged photoshoot, not a 'casual photo' of her at work?
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Pi... 8 years ago
She looks like the poster for women's lib. The woman who flexes. Oh u know the one I'm talkin about!
Sherri-Lynn Gamracy 8 years ago
They took pictures of women working to send to the troops. Look up Marilyn Monroe....
#61
A Women's Liberation March In Washington, D.C. (1970)
Kimberly Puchniarz 8 years ago
Yes, a total waste of oxygen, is what these make-believe women's marchers were recently! They, themselves were totally clueless about "what they were even marching "for"!!
#62
The Night Witches - Female Soviet Pilots Of Ww2
Final score:
58points
Anita Lucas 6 years ago
They were called witches because the paper planes ( yes, paper) they flew at night made no sound but a wisp, so they seemed like witches on brooms.
#63
Soviet Soldier Is Given Water By A Ukrainian Woman After Being Captured During The Battle For Kiev (1941)
Mick Fowler 8 years ago
And the Ukrainians had no cause to love the USSR as Stalin starved millions of them to death.
Daniel MacBride 8 years ago
Indeed...my grandmother was one of the lucky ones who survived Stalin and Holodomor, and is still alive today.
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Poppy Falconer 8 years ago
are you trying to say that what she did does not matter? it probably mattered tons to the soldier. showing a little bit of kindness in war goes a long way.
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#64
Leola N. King, America's First Female Traffic Cop, Washington D.C. (1918)
Kira Leseman 8 years ago
Perfectly tailored. I wish more clothes these days were this nice.
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#65
Fanny Blankers Koen, Winner Of 4 Gold Medals At The 1948 London Olympics, Aged 30 And Mother Of 2 Children.
Final score:
53points
Timo Verkamman 8 years ago
She later told in an interview she had a boil between her thighs while racing. When she got back home the government gave her a bicycle.
#66
This Woman Worker Pushes Back Her Helmet During A Moment's Pause From Her Welding Job At The Richmond Shipyard In California (1943)
#67
Elizabeth Blackwell Was A British-born Physician, Notable As The First Woman To Receive A Medical Degree.
Final score:
51points
Shari Orser 7 years ago
Was only admitted to medical school because the male students thought it was a joke. One of my heroes
Criss P Baken 8 years ago
Seriously? That's your comment on her achievement? That was simply how women dressed at the time. She wasn't a fashion pioneer. Give your head a shake.
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Erika Kornélia Szeles, The 15 Years Old Revolutionary Against The Soviets In Budapest, Hungary 1956
Final score:
51points
Lukacs Varga (Submission author) 8 years ago
She was shot a few days after this picture was taken, while trying to help a wounded fighter.
Ged Maybury 8 years ago
That's so sad. Damn war! Damn the Soviets and their fascist ways!
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#69
Ada Lovelace. World's First Computer Programmer.
Final score:
50points
rakuninaru 8 years ago
Why isn't she on top?? She deserves A LOT more recognizing !! Please vote for her
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
Natalie--> Ada Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and created the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. As a result, she is often regarded as the first to recognise the full potential of a "computing machine" and the first computer programmer.
Magpie 8 years ago
>> Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and created the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine<<<
rvmg 8 years ago
it was a proposed mechanical computer, quite interesting topic actually https://www.ted.com/talks/john_graham_cumming_the_greatest_machine_that_never_was
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Women Workers Employed As Wipers In The Roundhouse Having Lunch In Their Rest Room (1943)
#71
Ceylan Ozalp, 19, Was Reportedly Surrounded By Isis Fighters Near The Syrian Kurdish City Of Kobane Also Known As Ain Al-arab. After She Run Out Of Ammunition Ozalp Said “goodbye” Over The Radio And Spent Her Last Bullet On Killing Herself.
Final score:
48points
LizzyM 8 years ago
Unfortunately she probably made a very wise decision on how to spend that last bullet 😢
Lea Wheeler 8 years ago
No credit to the Iranian Kurdish women fighters who are in action daily, battling ISIS - a lot of inappropriate stuff here. These ladies are remarkable and deserve more recognition.
Kira Leseman 8 years ago
I hate to say this but I'm glad she saved the last bullet. I can't even imagine what would have happened to her otherwise.
Kira Leseman 8 years ago
Oops. Someone already said what I said.. my bad.
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Kevin Casey 7 years ago
Incredibly Courageous and Intelligent soldier to the very end. God Bless Her Soul
Sevil Dortkardesler 7 years ago
She is not the fighter she is still living and also she is terorist!
#72
Smith College Class Of 1902 Basketball Team - Senda Berenson Introduced And Adapted The Rules For Women's Basketball
Kira Leseman 8 years ago
Wow, can you imagine how much those poor women sweat in those thick fabrics. You can't just throw them in the wash with some tide and fabric softener. By the end of the season the outfits probably were able to stand on their own.
Karine Fonte 8 years ago
Boiling water and grated soap can do wonders, then and now!
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Isidora Sekulić, The First Woman Academic In Serbian History
Final score:
47points
#74
Clara Campoamor (madrid, 12 February, 1888–lausanne, 30 April, 1972) Was A Spanish Politician And Feminist Best Known For Her Advocacy For Women's Rights And Suffrage During The Writing Of The Spanish Constitution Of 1931.
Final score:
47points
#75
Resisting Turkish Grandma
Final score:
46points
Koray (Submission author) 8 years ago
A protestors uses a slingshot against Turkish riot police on Taksim square on June 11, 2013. Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to clear protesters from an Istanbul square on June 11 as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned he would show “no more tolerance” for the unrelenting mass demonstrations against his Islamic-rooted government. Hundreds of police stormed the city’s Taksim Square, the epicenter of nearly two weeks of unrest, in the early morning and brought bulldozers to clear the makeshift barriers erected by demonstrators after police pulled out of the area on June 1.(Src: huffpost.com)
#76
Vesna Vulović Was A Serbian Flight Attendant. She Holds The Guinness World Record For Surviving The Highest Fall Without A Parachute: 10,160 Metres, After The Explosion Of Jat Flight 367 Near Srbská Kamenice, Czechoslovakia, On 26 January 1972.
Final score:
45points
Milica Ljubić Županović 8 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87
Load More Replies... Ged Maybury 8 years ago
She was a political activist too: "Vulović was eventually dismissed from her job in 1990 for expressing views critical of Yugoslav ruler Slobodan Milošević.[8] She participated in protests against his rule afterwards, up to and including the Bulldozer Revolution that led to his ousting. Many believe that her status as a national heroine prevented the authorities from arresting her despite her open defiance of the Milošević government.[5] She continued to be vocal in politics in Serbia after 2000.[4]" [wikipedia]
Suzanne Galloway-Kent 8 years ago
One would have thought the inability to breathe would have ended her life. Unbelievable!
Kathy Gadd 8 years ago
I remember reading about this back in 1972. Something about this airplane breaking apart in mid-air and the tail section falling from the sky and hitting a snowy mountain slope at just the right angle to slide down to a stop. Amazing story!
#77
Liudmyla Mykhailivna Pavlychenko - "lady Death" - Soviet Sniper Ww2
Final score:
45points
#78
Siouxsie Sioux Proved Women Can Rock! She Started In 70s Punk Movement And Her Influence Is Still Evident Today.
Final score:
43points
#79
Julia Morgan (1872-1957) -- Architect Famous For The Hearst Castle. The First Woman Admitted To Paris' L'École Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-arts For Architecture And The First Female Licensed Architect In California.
Final score:
40points
Jenna Nishida (Submission author) 8 years ago
(I remember reading that she would be up on a scaffold from dawn to dusk, supervising the workmen and surviving on nothing but black coffee and dark chocolate, but I can't remember the source.)
LizzyM 8 years ago
"surviving on nothing but black coffee and dark chocolate" --> every woman has a few days a month like that 😉
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Maryam Mirzakhani, An Iranian Professor Of Mathematics At Stanford And The Only Woman To Win Fields Medal, Regarded As The "nobel Prize Of Mathematics"
Final score:
40points
#81
Norwegian Suffragist And Photographer Marie Høeg Played With Gender Roles In The Studio
Final score:
38points
Marie La Souris 8 years ago
You could have added Claude Cahun to that category ! very sensitive artist.
#82
The Badass Georgian Golden Age Queen Who Was Kingtamar Of Georgia, Who Ruled From 1184 To 1213—the Peak Of Georgia’s Golden Age
Final score:
37points
#83
The Radium Girls Were Female Factory Workers Who Contracted Radiation Poisoning From Painting Watch Dials With Self-luminous Paint At The United States Radium Factory In Orange, New Jersey, Around 1917. The Women Had Been Told The Paint Was Harmless. Five Of The Women Challenged Their Employer In A Case That Established The Right Of Individual Workers Who Contract Occupational Diseases To Sue Their Employers.
Final score:
37points
#84
Cecilia Payne-gaposchkin (1900-1979) Astrophysicist Who Explained The Composition Of Stars. .
Final score:
37points
#85
Emily Dickinson - A Prolific Private Poet, Fewer Than A Dozen Of Her Nearly 1,800 Poems Were Published During Her Lifetime
Final score:
36points
#86
Dalia Grybauskaitė - Dalia Grybauskaitė Is The President Of Lithuania, Inaugurated On 12 July 2009 And Re-elected In May 2014. She Is The Country's First Female President And The First President Of Lithuania To Be Reelected For A Second Consecutive Term.
Final score:
34points
Ieva Bendoraitienė 7 years ago
She's a great President and did so much for our country in an international political and economical area.
#87
Dr. Ewa Klonowski - A Forensic Anthropologist Responsible For The Excavation And Identification Of Over 2,000 Victims In Bosnia
Final score:
34points
Natalia Sanchez 7 years ago
Heroes are not only people who can save others, but also the ones that can help to return their loved ones to others.
#88
Maria Montessori An Italian Physician And Educators Known For Philosophy The Montessori Method Which Is Used By Parents And Schools Worldwide.
Final score:
33points
#89
Djamila Bouhired Is An Algerian Militant. Bouhired Is A Nationalist Who Opposed The French Colonial Rule Of Algeria.
Final score:
31points
#90
Camille Claudel - A French Sculptor And Graphic Artist.
Final score:
30points
#91
Constance Markievicz - Constance Georgine Markievicz, Known As Countess Markievicz Was An Irish Politician, Revolutionary Nationalist, Suffragette And Socialist. In December 1918, She Was The First Woman Elected To The British House Of Commons, Though She Did Not Take Her Seat.. She Was Also The Second Woman To Hold A Cabinet Position In The World.
Final score:
30points
Suzanne Galloway-Kent 8 years ago
Why would she stand for election yet not take her seat in the House of Commons?
#92
Mother Teresa
Final score:
29points
michael sky 8 years ago
Teresa's clinics received millions of dollars in donations but lacked medical care, systematic diagnosis, necessary nutrition and sufficient analgesics for those in pain:[113] "Mother Teresa believed the sick must suffer like Christ on the cross".[114] It was said that the additional money might have transformed the health of the city's poor by creating advanced palliative care facilities.[115][116] Abortion-rights groups criticised Teresa's stance on abortion,[117][118][119] and opponents of abortion praised her support of fetal rights.[120][121][122] One of Teresa's most outspoken critics was English journalist, literary critic and antitheist Christopher Hitchens, author of the essay The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice (1995), who wrote in a 2003 article: "This returns us to the medieval corruption of the church, which sold indulgences to the rich while preaching hellfire and continence to the poor. [Mother Teresa] was not a friend of the poor. She was a fr
Magic567 6 years ago
she did more than what u could ever do (I'm also an atheist but I think that dedicating your life towards something is major)
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Moldovan Radu Petrisor 8 years ago
i am an atheist...BUT...for what this woman did in the name of KINDNESS...and from the love for the love and universal goodness that today lies too deep i'm afraid in the human heart...she is not a saint as much as any other such as Gabriel or Peter but nonetheless much, much more that many in the humankind. PS: Humankind, because i do not believe in the term ,,MANkind".
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Hynek Vychodil 8 years ago
What this monster is doing between these great women? It's disgusting. 😝
Sofia Bellavista 8 years ago
This one was always traveling in business class. The money she collected was given to the vatican, not to the poor. Off the list!
PurpleUnicorn 8 years ago
In common with all religious working anywhere, the primary goal is always conversion.
Harini Knight 8 years ago
you are wrong Salvation Army and not just them care for all needs but atheists deny the spiritual side of people and I believe Mother Theresa did best with what she had and loved the people as she loved her God
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Vera Obolenskaya - A Russian Duchess And Heroine Of The French Resistance, She First Worked As A Model And As A Secretary. Vera Was An Intelligence Officer And A Spy, Organizing The Escapes Of British War Prisoners Over The Border.
Final score:
29points
#94
Blanca Canales Was An Educator And A Puerto Rican Nationalist. Canales Joined The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party In 1931 And Helped Organize The Daughters Of Freedom, The Women's Branch Of The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Born: February 17, 1906, Jayuya Died: July 25, 1996, Jayuya Political Party: Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
Final score:
28points
#95
Karrie Keyes Has Been With Pearl Jam For 25 Years. Her Career Dates Back To When, As A Punk-loving Teenager At A Black Flag Show, She Met A Sound Engineer Who Offered Her A Job.
Final score:
28points
Derek Hillenbrand 8 years ago
I just discovered another reason they're the best band in the world.
#96
Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, First Woman To Receive An Academic Degree From A University (1678)
Final score:
27points
#97
Golda Meir, 4th Prime Minister Of Israel
Final score:
26points
#98
Frida Kahlo De Rivera (spanish Pronunciation: [ˈfɾiða ˈkalo]; July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954), Born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Y Calderón, Was A Mexican Painter Known For Her Self-portraits.[2] Kahlo's Life Began And Ended In Mexico City, In Her Home, Which Is Known As "la Casa Azul," The Blue House. Her Work Has Been Celebrated Internationally As Emblematic Of Mexican National And Indigenous Traditions, And By Feminists For Its Uncompromising Depiction Of The Female Experience And Form.[3]
![Frida Kahlo De Rivera (spanish Pronunciation: [ˈfɾiða ˈkalo]; July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954), Born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Y Calderón, Was A Mexican Painter Known For Her Self-portraits.[2] Kahlo's Life Began And Ended In Mexico City, In Her Home, Which Is Known As "la Casa Azul," The Blue House. Her Work Has Been Celebrated Internationally As Emblematic Of Mexican National And Indigenous Traditions, And By Feminists For Its Uncompromising Depiction Of The Female Experience And Form.[3]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Frida-Kahlo-Painting-1-1024x576-58c0d32c4ecdb__700.jpg "Frida Kahlo De Rivera (spanish Pronunciation: [ˈfɾiða ˈkalo]; July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954), Born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Y Calderón, Was A Mexican Painter Known For Her Self-portraits.[2] Kahlo's Life Began And Ended In Mexico City, In Her Home, Which Is Known As \"la Casa Azul,\" The Blue House. Her Work Has Been Celebrated Internationally As Emblematic Of Mexican National And Indigenous Traditions, And By Feminists For Its Uncompromising Depiction Of The Female Experience And Form.[3]")
Final score:
26points
#99
Eileen Gray - An Irish Architect And Furniture Designer And A Pioneer Of The Modern Movement In Architecture.
Final score:
25points
#100
Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya 1850-1891 - A Russian Mathematician Responsible For Some Important Original Contributions To Analysis, Partial Differential Equations And Mechanics
Final score:
24points
#101
Wendy Carlos. This Talented Transgender Composer Was One Of The Pioneers Of Early Synthesized Music. She Was Responsible For Iconic Themes From "a Clockwork Orange" And "tron".
Final score:
24points
Emily Pittman (Submission author) 8 years ago
Please excuse my grammatical errors, this iPad hates me. To expand on her accomplishments, she won 3 Grammys in 1969 for her electro-classical album, "Switched on Bach" and many electronic music enthusiasts consider her the grandmother of techno. It's pretty amazing stuff that I only recently had the pleasure of sitting down and listening to.
#102
Jane Bridge: First British Gold Medal For World Championship Judo (male And Female), 3 X European Gold Medals In Judo
Final score:
23points
#103
Rachel Louise Carson (may 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) Was An American Marine Biologist And Conservationist Whose Book Silent Spring And Other Writings Are Credited With Advancing The Global Environmental Movement.
Final score:
23points
#104
Neerja Bhanot, Awarded Ashok Chakra (india), Tamgha-e-insaaniyat (pakistan), Flight Safety Foundation Heroism Award (united States) And Justice For Crimes Award, United States Attorney’s Office For The District Of Columbia (united States) For Saving 359 Out Of 379 Passengers Aboard Pan Am Flight 73 Where She Was Working As A Head Purser And Was Shot To Death When The Flight Was Hijacked At Karachi. She Was Only 22
Final score:
23points
#105
Mary Seacole
Final score:
22points
Nancy McBride 8 years ago
Jamaican woman of mixed race known for her assistance to sick and injured military personnel during the Crimean War.
Magpie 8 years ago
Mary Jane Seacole OM (née Grant;[3][4] 1805 – 14 May 1881) was a Jamaican business woman who set up the British Hotel behind the lines during the Crimean War. She described this as "a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers ...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Seacole
#106
Juana Inés De La Cruz. Was A 17th Century Nun, Self-taught Scholar And Acclaimed Writer Of The Latin American Colonial Period And The Hispanic Baroque. She Was Also A Staunch Advocate For Women's Rights.
Final score:
22points
#107
Vivian Maier - An American Street Photographer, Took More Than 150, 000 Pictures
Final score:
21points
Natalia Sanchez 7 years ago
I went to see some of her work recently in an itinerant show in Buenos Aires. I was stunned by her sensitivity and sense of humor.
lisa g 8 years ago
LIzzyM -- it's a HER and she took over 100,000 pics and only a small portion of them of herself - most of them she never developed, it was after her death that her pictures were even "discovered" there is a documentary about her on Netflix "Finding Vivian Maier" check it out before comparing her to a selfie / internet whore like kim k.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Maier
#108
Black Monday- Thousands Of Polish Women Strike Against Abortion - Ban (2016!)
Final score:
19points
#109
Helen Fabela Chávez Was An American Labor Activist For The United Farm Workers Of America
Final score:
18points
Sam McKinney 8 years ago
Do people know that Helen along with her husband Cesar use to report other farm workers who refused to unionize to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
#110
Nellie Mcclung- Women's Rights Activist 1873-1951
Final score:
18points
Tannis Paton (Submission author) 8 years ago
Her efforts won women the right to vote in the province of Manitoba, Canada in 1916. Manitoba became the first province in Canada.
#111
Corrie Ten Boom, Helped Many Jews Escape The Holocaust. Arrested And Imprisoned. Writer And Inspirational Speaker.
Final score:
18points
#112
Bessie Stringfield- The First Jamaican-american Woman To Ride A Motorcycle Solo Across The U.s. (1930) And One Of The Few Civilian Couriers For The Military In Wwii.
Final score:
17points
#113
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. She Was Both Iceland's And Europe's First Female President, And The World's First Democratically Directly Elected Female President.
Final score:
17points
#114
In 1956 20,000 Women Marched To The Union Buildings In South Africa To Protest The Pass Laws Under The Apartheid Government . "wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo: You Strike A Woman You Strike A Rock".
Final score:
16points
#116
Aleksandra Samusenko Soviet Tank Commader During Ww Ii
Final score:
15points
#117
Laxmibai: The Queen Of Jhansi, India Fought Bravely Against The British East India Company. She Lost Her Life During Conflict. She Stands As A Symbol Of Strength And Bravery Among 1 Billion Indians.
Final score:
15points
#118
Leymah Roberta Gbowee (born 1 February 1972) Is A Liberian Peace Activist Responsible For Leading A Women's Peace Movement, Women Of Liberia Mass Action For Peace That Helped Bring An End To The Second Liberian Civil War In 2003. She Received The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.
Final score:
14points
#119
Kate Bush (1958). First English Female Artist To Achieve A Uk Number-one With A Self-written Song, With "wuthering Heights." 40ish Years And 12 Records Later, She Is Still One Of The Most Influential Woman In British Pop Music.
Final score:
14points
miagooch 8 years ago
True music innovator! Her music is timeless. Too bad she does not tour more, due to fear of flying.
Sabine Weyermann (Submission author) 8 years ago
I've seen her show in London two years ago. ;) I don't think she is afraid of flying, btw, she never toured worldwide... she is just too perfectionist, and she wants shows that really embody her visions.
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Two Women’s League Roller Derby Skaters Leap Over Two Who Have Fallen (1950)
Amanda Panda 8 years ago
I didn't know roller derby had been around that long! that's awesome!
Judith Davidsen 8 years ago
That was its heyday! You could even watch it on television.
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Julia Butterfly Hill, Environmental Activist Who Lived In A 180 Foot Redwood Tree For 738 Days To Protest Deforestation
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13points
#122
Chiquinha Gonzaga Was The First Woman Conductor In Brazil, The First Pianist "choro" And The Author Of The First Carnival March In Xix Century. She Found The Brazilian Society Of Authors To Protect The Copy Rights Of Artists In Brazil. She Was Also Abolitionist And Feminist Who Had A Very Outstanding Life. Chiquinha Gonzaga Lived Further Ahead Of Her Time.
Final score:
12points
#123
Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979). French Composer And Conductor.
Final score:
10points
#124
Ševala Zildžić - Iblizović - First Muslim Female Doctor In Bosnia And Herzegovina
Final score:
10points
#125
Maria Odette Ferreira, Portuguese Scientist, Pharmacy Scholar At The Pharmaceutical College Of Lisbon And First Woman To Isolate The Hiv Type 2
Final score:
10points
#126
The Mothers Of The Plaza De Mayo. The Association Of Argentine Mothers Whose Children Were "disappeared" During The State Terrorism Of The Military Dictatorship, Between 1976 And 1983.
Final score:
10points
#127
Roshni: Youngest C E O Of H C L Corp, At The Age Of 31.
Final score:
9points
#128
Jovita Idar, (1885–1946, Teacher, Journalist, And Political Activist, Served As A Writer For Her Father's Weekly Newspaper Which, In 1911, Called The First Mexican Congress To Discuss Educational, Social, Labor, And Economic Matters. Women Participated As Speakers And Participants In The First Attempt In Mexican-american History To Organize A Militant Feminist Social Movement. Jovita Became Its First President And Organized Its Principal Effort, To Provide Education For Poor Children. In 1913, During The Mexican Revolution Battles Of Nuevo Laredo, Jovita And A Friend, Leonor Villegas De Magnon, Crossed The Border To Care For The Injured, Forming La Cruz Blanca, A Medical Group Similar To The Red Cross, And Traveled In Northern Mexico With Revolutionary Forces As Nurses.
Final score:
9points
#129
Sabiha Gökçen Was The World's First Female Combat Pilot
Final score:
8points
#130
Shikha Sharma: Ceo & Md Of Axis Bank, Worth $78 Billion Dollar. Ignores Corporate Glass Ceiling.
Final score:
7points
#132
Maria De Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930-2004), Portuguese Politician, Was The First And Until Now Only Woman To Be Prime-minister Of Portugal Between July 1979 And January 1980.
Final score:
7points
#133
Neerja Bhanot, (7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986),was A Purser For The Airline Pan American World Airways, Based In Mumbai, India. She Was Shot And Killed While Saving Hundreds Of Passengers On Board Pan Am Flight 73, Which Was Hijacked By Terrorists On 5 September 1986. Posthumously, She Became The Youngest Recipient Of India's Highest Peacetime Award For Bravery, The Ashok Chakra Award. She Saved 359 People Among 379 And Was Shot While Helping Passengers Escape From The Emergency Exits.
Final score:
6points
#134
Sophie Scholl,sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) Was A German Student And Anti-nazi Political Activist, Active Within The White Rose Non-violent Resistance Group In Nazi Germany.[1][2]
![Sophie Scholl,sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) Was A German Student And Anti-nazi Political Activist, Active Within The White Rose Non-violent Resistance Group In Nazi Germany.[1][2]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sophie-Scholl-Privatarchiv-von-Elisabeth-Hartnagel-Aufnahme-von-ca-1941_148732659160039_v0_h-58c28dfd3e97e__700.jpg "Sophie Scholl,sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) Was A German Student And Anti-nazi Political Activist, Active Within The White Rose Non-violent Resistance Group In Nazi Germany.[1][2]")
Final score:
6points
#135
Rosa Mota, Portuguese Former Marathon Runner, Suffered From Asthma But Became World And Olympic Champion Of The Marathon (gold Medals In 1987 And 1988).
Final score:
5points
#136
Chitra Ramkrishna: Ceo And Md Of National Stock Exchange Of India. She Was The First To Touch The Glass Ceiling As A Woman.
Final score:
4points
#137
Fadumo Dayib, 1st Woman To Run For Somalian President: Refugee In Finland, Learned To Read At 14, Got Degrees In Finland And Harvard.
Final score:
4points
#138
Elvira Fortunato, Portuguese Scientist And Professor, Leader Of The Team Of Investigators Who Invented The Paper Transistor.
Final score:
4points
#139
Maria José Pereira, Portuguese Scientist At Gekco (paris, France), Is Developing A "surgical Glue" To Prevent Blood Losses. She Has Been Praised By The Mit Technology Review.
Final score:
4points
#140
Chanda Kochhar: M D And C E O Of Icici Bank, Worth $110 Billion.
Final score:
3points
#141
Rachel Fuller Brown And Elizabeth Lee Hazen, Who Discovered And Developed The First Anti-fungal Drug In 1950
Final score:
3points
#142
Krystyna Skarbek,(1 May 1908 – 15 June 1952), Also Known As Christine Granville, Was A Polish Agent Of The British Special Operations Executive (soe) During The Second World War. She Became Celebrated Especially For Her Daring Exploits In Intelligence And Irregular-warfare Missions In Nazi- Occupied Poland And France. She Became A British Agent Months Before The Soe Was Founded In July 1940 And Was One Of The Longest-serving Of All Britain's Wartime Women Agents. Her Resourcefulness And Success Have Been Credited With Influencing The Organisation's Policy Of Recruiting Increasing Numbers Of Women. In 1941 She Began Using The Nom De Guerre Christine Granville, A Name Which She Legally Adopted Upon Naturalisation As A British Subject In December 1946.
Final score:
2points
#143
Eliška Junková (16 November 1900 – 5 January 1994), Born Alžběta Pospíšilová And Also Known As Elizabeth Junek, Was A Czechoslovakian Automobile Racer. She Is Regarded As One Of The Greatest Female Drivers In Grand Prix Motor Racing History.
Final score:
2points
#144
NASA Astronaut Anna Lee Fisher Became The First Mother In Space (1984)
#145
Kathrine Switzer Was The First Woman To Run The Boston Marathon (1967). When Organizer Jock Semple Realised A Woman Was Running He Tried To Tackle Her
Robyn Hansen 7 years ago
I read that he was actually trying to rip her number off. If that was an attempted tackle, it was pretty poor.
#147
Anna Honzáková (16 November 1875 – 13 October 1940) Was The First Female Doctor To Graduate From The Charles-ferdinand University In Prague, Which She Did On March 17, 1902
Final score:
1point
Gabriela Babulikova (Submission author) 8 years ago
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#148
Paula Rego, Portuguese Painter And Dame Of The British Empire, Is The First Portuguese Artist With A Work On The Permanent Exhibition At The National Gallery Of London. She Prefers Pastels Over Oil And Her Paitings Display Themes Of Feminism And Traditions Of Portugal. She Has A Museum In Honor Of Her Work: Casa Das Histórias Paula Rego.
Final score:
1point
#149
Guilhermina Augusta Suggia (1851-1932), Portuguese Cellist, One Of The First Female Professional Players Of The Cello (when Such Art Was Considered "innapropriate" For A Lady). Studied In Germany And Was A Pupil Of Famous Cellist Pablo Casals. Played With The Royal Philharmonic Society, The State Simphony Orchestra, The Bbc Symphony Orchestra, The London Symphony Orchestra.
Final score:
1point
#150
Eliška Junková (16 November 1900 – 5 January 1994), Born Alžběta Pospíšilová And Also Known As Elizabeth Junek, Was A Czechoslovakian Automobile Racer. She Is Regarded As One Of The Greatest Female Drivers In Grand Prix Motor Racing History.
Final score:
0points
#151
Stormé Delarverie, Early Leader In The Gay Rights Movement. Stormé Delarverie Was A Butch Lesbian Whose Purported Scuffle With Police Was One Of The Defining Moments Of The Stonewall Riots, Spurring The Crowd To Action.
Final score:
0points
#152
Sylvia Rae Rivera (july 2, 1951 – February 19, 2002) Was An American Gay Liberation And Transgender Activist And Drag Queen. She Was A Founding Member Of Both The Gay Liberation Front And The Gay Activists Alliance. With Her Close Friend Marsha P. Johnson, Rivera Co-founded The Street Transvestite/transgender Action Revolutionaries (star), A Group Dedicated To Helping Homeless Young Drag Queens And Trans Women Of Color.
Final score:
0points
#153
Marsha P. Johnson (august 24, 1945 – July 6, 1992) Was An American Drag Queen, Sex Worker, And Gay Liberation Activist. A Veteran Of The Stonewall Riots, Johnson Was Born In Elizabeth, New Jersey, And Was A Popular Figure In New York City's Gay And Art Scene From The 1960s To The 1990s. Later In Life Johnson Became An Aids Activist With Act Up.
Final score:
0points
#154
Whang-od Oggay Born 17 February 1917 (age 100) Is A Filipina Tattoo Artist From Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippines. She Is Considered As The Last Mambabatok (traditional Kalinga Tattooist) From The Butbut People In Buscalan Kalinga And The Oldest Tattoo Artist In The Philippines. This Ancient Technique Of Tattoing Is Called Batok That Dates Back A Thousand Years Before Her Time Is Relatively Painful Compared To Other Conventional Techniques. Due To Her Status As The Last Mambabatok, Many Netizens Are Lobbying Her To Be One Of The National Artists Of The Philippines. Instead Of National Artist, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago Urged Her Colleagues In The Philippine Senate Through A Resolution That Whang-od Should Be Nominated As One Of The National Living Treasures Or Gawad Sa Manlilikha Ng Bayan, Which Is Equal Rank To National Artist.
Final score:
0points
#155
Maria Corazon "cory" Aquino (january 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009), Popularly Known As Cory Aquino, Was A Filipina Politician Who Was The 11th President Of The Philippines, The First Woman To Hold That Office And The First Female President In Asia. Aquino Was The Most Prominent Figure Of The 1986 People Power Revolution, Which Toppled The 21-year Authoritarian Rule Of President Ferdinand E. Marcos And Restored Democracy To The Philippines. She Was Named Time Magazine's "woman Of The Year" In 1986.
Final score:
0points
#156
Winnie Mandela - South African Activist And Politician
Final score:
-1point
Darth Vader 8 years ago
This is shameful. I'm from South Africa and seeing her here makes me angry. She is far from a hero. She changed history alright, but not in a good way. I would never refer to her as an activist.
Natalie Le Fleur 8 years ago
this shouldn't be in here - she is a criminal and murderer....shameful
Tayla Sargent 8 years ago
I'm a South African and this is SUCH a joke. If you were going to post about a South African woman, you sure as heck chose the wrong person. Please do yourself a favor and do some research on Winnie and then you'll see why she does not belong on this list.
lisa g 8 years ago
In 1991, Winnie Mandela was convicted of kidnapping and being an accessory to assault,[4] but her six-year jail sentence was reduced to a fine and a two-year suspended sentence on appeal. In 1992 she was accused of ordering the murder of Dr. Abu-Baker Asvat, a family friend who had examined Seipei at Mandela's house, after Seipei had been abducted but before he had been killed.[5] Mandela's role was later probed as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, in 1997.[6] She was said to have paid the equivalent of $8,000 and supplied the firearm used in the killing, which took place on 27 January 1989.[7] The hearings were later adjourned amid claims that witnesses were being intimidated on Winnie Mandela's orders
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NurulAqilah Viktor 8 years ago
Just wanna say that despite of the fact that some Muslim countries are now infamous with how they treat women, back then during the times of prophet Muhammad both women and men did receive educational teaching..for an example, the wife of prophet Muhammad,Aisha is one of the most influential muslims when it comes to teaching the people about Islam..and during the abassid caliphate, both women and men were taught in the same school regardless of the gender...it was until now suddenly some Muslim countries decided that muslim women should be treated differently compared to men.. im not sure about the reason honestly but anybody who actually learns about Islamic history would understand how islam is a religion which knowledge and wisdom are important for both men and women ..not only the islamic teaching itself but this includes medical, literature and other teachings..sorry for my bad English.
Sabina England 8 years ago
Prophet Muhammad also married Khadijah (RA), an older divorced woman. At that time, it was taboo for divorced women to re-marry (or get a divorce). She was about 20 years older than the Prophet, too.
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Maciek Ravs 8 years ago
Women from Sweden have different enemies and problems in 2017... How about tell it like it is.
Maciek Ravs 8 years ago
another side of the same problem.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luekb-NmkXI
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Gökhan Aydın 8 years ago
What makes a tattoo artist (Maud Stevens Wagner) worthy enough to be on this list whether a man or a woman? I mean, what does it mean? C**p!
jacluckycat 8 years ago
It was a pretty significant taboo to eschew, at a time when everything about a woman's body and appearance was dictated by patriarchal society even more so than today. Tattooed women at the turn of the century and before were considered pariahs or confined to circus freak shows. It's not the tattooing itself. It's the implications of defiance by this woman and others.
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Janine Downer 8 years ago
How the hell is Margaret Thatcher not in this list? Not part of the narrative?
Stephanie Chapman 8 years ago
Nellie Bly was an amazing badass woman! In the early 1880s she responded to a sexist article in a newspaper and her response was so fantastic that she was offered a journalist job. She became and investigative reporter and often went undercover to expose terrible working conditions and the mistreatment of people. She began applied for a job at the World Newspaper in New York and was turned away. She said she would get them an incredible story for the job and she did. She got herself admitted to a mental hospital for Ten Days and then wrote an article about the conditions. That article changed how the mentally ill were treated in New York. When the book "Around the World in Eighty Days" came out and was a smash hit she said she could do it faster. She went on a crazy round the world trip and did it in 72 days. She was an incredible woman and I encourage you to find out more about her: http://www.biography.com/people/nellie-bly-9216680#bellevue-hospital-expos%C3%A9
Natalie Pestun 8 years ago
Lets not forget the Soviet female snipers, partisans and pilots who contributed greatly to winning WW2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_Pavlichenko, a9b718c655...347d71.jpg 
- THE NIGHT WITCHES - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Witches
NurulAqilah Viktor 8 years ago
Just wanna say that despite of the fact that some Muslim countries are now infamous with how they treat women, back then during the times of prophet Muhammad both women and men did receive educational teaching..for an example, the wife of prophet Muhammad,Aisha is one of the most influential muslims when it comes to teaching the people about Islam..and during the abassid caliphate, both women and men were taught in the same school regardless of the gender...it was until now suddenly some Muslim countries decided that muslim women should be treated differently compared to men.. im not sure about the reason honestly but anybody who actually learns about Islamic history would understand how islam is a religion which knowledge and wisdom are important for both men and women ..not only the islamic teaching itself but this includes medical, literature and other teachings..sorry for my bad English.
Sabina England 8 years ago
Prophet Muhammad also married Khadijah (RA), an older divorced woman. At that time, it was taboo for divorced women to re-marry (or get a divorce). She was about 20 years older than the Prophet, too.
Load More Replies... Maciek Ravs 8 years ago
Women from Sweden have different enemies and problems in 2017... How about tell it like it is.
Maciek Ravs 8 years ago
another side of the same problem.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luekb-NmkXI
Load More Replies... Gökhan Aydın 8 years ago
What makes a tattoo artist (Maud Stevens Wagner) worthy enough to be on this list whether a man or a woman? I mean, what does it mean? C**p!
jacluckycat 8 years ago
It was a pretty significant taboo to eschew, at a time when everything about a woman's body and appearance was dictated by patriarchal society even more so than today. Tattooed women at the turn of the century and before were considered pariahs or confined to circus freak shows. It's not the tattooing itself. It's the implications of defiance by this woman and others.
Load More Replies... Janine Downer 8 years ago
How the hell is Margaret Thatcher not in this list? Not part of the narrative?
Stephanie Chapman 8 years ago
Nellie Bly was an amazing badass woman! In the early 1880s she responded to a sexist article in a newspaper and her response was so fantastic that she was offered a journalist job. She became and investigative reporter and often went undercover to expose terrible working conditions and the mistreatment of people. She began applied for a job at the World Newspaper in New York and was turned away. She said she would get them an incredible story for the job and she did. She got herself admitted to a mental hospital for Ten Days and then wrote an article about the conditions. That article changed how the mentally ill were treated in New York. When the book "Around the World in Eighty Days" came out and was a smash hit she said she could do it faster. She went on a crazy round the world trip and did it in 72 days. She was an incredible woman and I encourage you to find out more about her: http://www.biography.com/people/nellie-bly-9216680#bellevue-hospital-expos%C3%A9
Natalie Pestun 8 years ago
Lets not forget the Soviet female snipers, partisans and pilots who contributed greatly to winning WW2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_Pavlichenko, a9b718c655...347d71.jpg - THE NIGHT WITCHES - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Witches
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