Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World: 1

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Join our inquisitive heroine Jade as she breaks away from her class to take a peek behind the scenes at the not yet open Gallery of Greatness in the local museum. Along her journey she is surprised to meet the incredible wonder women: Frida Kahlo, Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Emmeline Pankhurst to name just a few.

Barton was an independent nurse during the Civil War. After a visit to England, she returned to the US and founded the American Red Cross. It was later revealed that Ada’s insights into Babbage’s inventions far exceeded his own – while he saw them as mere mathematical machines that could do calculations, she recognised their potential to undergo all sorts of complex processes from governing applications to composing music. She is now widely regarded as one of the most important historical figures in the field of computing. 8. Nellie Bly (1864-1922) 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. If men and women can work for the State side by side and represent all the different sections of the community… I cannot doubt that we should do very much better work in the community than was ever done before.” — Edith Cowan 33. Virginia Woolf She was one of the first scientists to work closely with local governments and communities to introduce evacuation procedures in areas where there were active volcanoes, and she left behind a wealth of incredible close-up footage, data and knowledge. Celebrating women at Girlguiding

Despite her incredible achievements, she received widespread criticism for leaving her young daughter at home when heading off as part of the first all-female climbing crew. The Princess of Wales’ bold independence, daring fashion, and close bond with her sons made her a beloved member of the royal family. She also spoke openly about mental health and HIV awareness and continued to support several charities after her 1992 separation from then- Prince Charles. Five years later, she died in a car crash at age 36.

I do not wish [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.” — Mary Wollstonecraft 30. Jane Austen For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” — Audrey Hepburn 37. Rosalind Franklin Not always essential criteria, but I think a quote sets it off. This is my personal preference as it can engage, create discussion and tell you something about the person. LGBTQ activists and drag queens prominent in New York City’s Greenwich Village in the 1960s, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rae Rivera were instrumental members of the burgeoning gay-rights movement. Alicia Garza is an organiser, political strategist, and author of The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart.Emily Murphy (1868–1933) The first woman magistrate in the British Empire. In 1927 she joined forces with four other Canadian women who sought to challenge an old Canadian law that said, “women should not be counted as persons.”

I designed the executive program for handling situations when there are too many calls, to keep it operating efficiently without hanging up on itself. Basically it was designed to keep the machine from throwing up its hands and going berserk.” — Dr. Erna Hoover 22. The Syrian Women of the “Women’s Revolution” All three disruptive platforms are united by the common purpose of empowering under-represented communities.

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. 6. Mary Seacole (1805-81)