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.
Marie Curie
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She is an English actress, model and activist. She was born on April 15, 1990. She gained prominence playing "The brightest witch of her age", in a series of films based on a successful series of books about a wizard boy.
Emma Watson
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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.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
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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.
Nefertitis
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She was a Belgian-born British actress and humanitarian. She is best known for her roles in films such as Roman Holiday (1953), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and My Fair Lady (1964).
Audrey Hepburn
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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
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She is an American political activist, philosopher, academic and author. She is a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Angela Davis
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She was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
Frida Kahlo
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She accepted the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996. Many people consider her as the “Mozart of Poetry”.
Wisława Szymborska
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She is a Polish professional tennis player and the winner of many championships. She started playing tennis at 5.
Iga Świątek
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She was born on July 24, 1993 in Wejherowo, Pomorskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Sole (2019), Każdy ma swoje lato (2020) and Ostatni komers (2020).