In 1955, this African American living in Montgomery, Alabama, challenged the race segregation that existed in parts of the US by refusing to give up her seat on a bus so that a white person could sit down.
Elizabeth Taylor
Rosa Parks
This woman changed the world not once but twice. She founded the new science of radioactivity – even the word was invented by her – and her discoveries launched effective cures for cancer.
Tina Turner
Marie Curie
She was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella.
Ella Fitzgerald
Barbra Streisand
She was a Roman Catholic nun who lived in India for most of her life. In 1950 she founded the Missionaries of Charity which attracted many sisters who took vows of chastity, poverty, obedience and free service to the poorest of the poor.
Irma Vap
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
She was a queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton, who played a prominent role in changing Egypt's traditional polytheistic religion to one that was monotheistic, worshipping the sun god known as Aton.
Cleopatra
Nefertitis
She was a Brazilian samba and MPB singer, considered one of the greatest of her generation. She was the first female singer in Brazil to sell over 100,000 copies of a record. She got the title of "Queen of Samba".
Clara Nunes
Beth Carvalho
She is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history.
Oprah Winfrey
Donna Summer
As a young girl, she defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education. She was shot in the head in 2012 but survived. In 2014, she became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Malala Yousafzai
Katrina Smith
She is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress. Considered by many the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, she is often referred to as the great lady of Brazilian theater, cinema and performing arts.
Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Torres
She was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
Anita Franklin
Frida Kahlo
