Valentina Tereshkova
On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first women to travel into space and inspired the next of generation of women in STEM....
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Julia Tattersall
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
Betty Friedan
Friedan was part of a broad movement of union supporters who campaigned against racism and supported women's rights during the 1940s and...
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Julia Tattersall
- Jan 29, 2021
- 1 min
Maya Angelou
Through her literature, public speaking and powerful writing, Maya Angelou inspired both women and African Americans to overcome gender...
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Julia Tattersall
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
Gloria Steinem
From her humble Ohio childhood, Gloria Steinem grew up to become an acclaimed journalist, trailblazing feminist, and one of the most...
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Julia Tattersall
- Nov 27, 2020
- 2 min
Marlene Dietrich
One of the most popular film and music stars of the 1930s and 1940s, Marlene Dietrich was known for her fashionable style and diverse...
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Julia Tattersall
- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
Kamala Harris
Following her Law degree, Kamala worked as a deputy district attorney in Oakland. She quickly rose through the ranks, becoming district...
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Julia Tattersall
- Oct 22, 2020
- 1 min
Alyssa Carson
Born and based in Louisiana, 18-year-old Alyssa Carson is likely to be one of the first few people to go to Mars in the early 2030s....
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Julia Tattersall
- Oct 16, 2020
- 3 min
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt became the first First Lady to take on responsibilities beyond merely hosting and entertaining in the White House. Before her...
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Julia Tattersall
- Oct 3, 2020
- 2 min
Ruth Ginsburg
Ruth Ginsburg worked her entire career to eliminate gender-based stereotyping in legislation and regulations. Appointed as the Associate...
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Julia Tattersall
- Sep 12, 2020
- 3 min
Janet Mock
Janet Mock was born on March 10, 1983 in Hawaii, as Charles. Yet, Janet recalls knowing at a very young age that she was a girl born in a...
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Julia Tattersall
- Sep 4, 2020
- 1 min
Simone De Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir was best known as a novelist during her era, but now she is seen as nothing less than a feminist icon. One of her most...
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Julia Tattersall
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
Victoria Marr & Flik Swan
Friends since the age of 11, the girls met when they started full-time dance training at one of the world’s top ballet schools. As their...
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Julia Tattersall
- Sep 4, 2020
- 1 min
Renuka Ramnath
Renuka Ramnath is the Founder, Managing Director and CEO of Multiples Alternate Asset Management, a private equity firm. The business is...
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Julia Tattersall
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
Priyanka Chopra
With a career that includes acting, singing, film producing and even winning the Miss World 2000 pageant, it is unsurprising that...
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Julia Tattersall
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
Amika George
Amika George is the British teenager that founded Free Periods – a campaign that strives to end period poverty in schools and that works...
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Julia Tattersall
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is a talk show host, media executive, actress and billionaire philanthropist. She’s best known for hosting her own...
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Julia Tattersall
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
Marsha P. Johnson
Marsha P. Johnson was a drag artist and sex worker in New York’s Greenwich Village for three decades. However, on 28 June 1969, Johnson...
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Julia Tattersall
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
Malala Yousafzai
In 2007, the region Malala was living in began to be under control by the Taliban. Under their dominance, girls were banned from...
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Julia Tattersall
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
Gisèle Halimi
Gisèle Halimi was born in July 1927 to a poor and conservative Jewish family in Tunisia at a time when the birth of a girl was considered...
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Julia Tattersall
- Sep 4, 2020
- 3 min
Aesha Ash
Aesha grew up in the inner city of Rochester, New York, where crime, gun violence and poverty were amongst the biggest threats to the...
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