Women in History

Zuzana Čaputová: The First Female President of the Slovak Republic

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Dame Sandra Mason becomes the first Female President of Barbados as a Republic

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Joyce Banda: Malawi’s first female president

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: The First Female Head of State in Africa

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Miriam Makeba used her talent as an opportunity to fight against discrimination and segregation during the apartheid era in South Africa

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Maya Angelou fought against racial and sexual discrimination through art

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Christine de Pisan, the first woman to earn a living through her books which spoke out against female chauvinism

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Sally was the first female to fight gender equality in Zimbabwe, and encourage the practice against patriarchy

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Kimberlé Crenshaw: The woman who revolutionized feminism

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Chimamanda Ngozi: An advocate for unmaking convention and making life more beautiful for women

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Hedy Lamarr: The innovator of Wi-Fi

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Malala, the youngest Pakistan activist to win a Noble Peace Prize

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Junko Tabei: Proof that Women can! (1939 to 2016)

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