She was a famous French scientist. She discovered the chemical element radium and was the 1st woman to win a Nobel Prize. Also the 1st and the only woman to win this prize twice.
Marie Curie
The first woman in space. She's Russian.
Valentina Tereshkova
She wrote many detective stories because she loved a good mystery.
Agatha Christie
A leader in international law and human rights, this British-Lebanese lawyer is also married to a famous American movie star!
Amal Clooney
She was a famous Mexican painter.
Frida Khalo
She is a Sweden teenager who fights for the environment.
Greta Thunberg
As Vice-President, she is the highest ranking woman in the US government
Kamala Harris
She is a Pakistani activist for girls' right to education. She won the Peace Nobel Prize.
Malala Yousafzai
The longest-serving leader in the European Union, German Chancellor and global political expert.
Angela Merkel
She was a French warrior. She was also canonized as a saint.
Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc)
She was a French fashion designer and a businesswoman.
Coco Chanel
She wrote many books about romantic fiction in England. Her female characters are famous for defying the traditional role of women in that time.
Jane Austen
Argentina's champion for human rights, she was a politician and an activist.
Eva Peron
British-Iranian journalist who, as a correspondent for CNN, was one of the leading war reporters of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Christiane Amanpour
This British chemist discovered the structure of DNA. She dies at 37 years old.
Rosalind Franklin
Aged 89, she is a British anthropologist who spent her life with chimpanzees.
Jane Goodall
