The mother of Jesus, Mary is venerated by both Christians and Muslims, and is probably the most famous woman in history. The primatologist and anthropologist went on to found the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 as well as the Roots and Shoots program in 1991 as an effort to encourage wildlife conservation efforts.

In 2017, Duckworth became the first Thai-American woman and the first female amputeeto be elected to Congress. Back in the '50s, the rule in Montgomery, Alabama, was that if a bus became full, the seats at the front would be given to white passengers. Guide: It makes me feel like I’m a strong person without people thinking it’s because of my gender and things. Often lacing plots exploring marriage, status and social sensibility with a distinctive irony, her works have been adapted many times in plays, films and TV series. She was also an elected member of Parliament and served as assistant minister for Environment and Natural Resources between 2003 and 2005.

Fittingly, she also coined the term “software engineering”, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work with Apollo 11.

DuVernay was the first female African American director to earn a Golden Globe nomination, and have a film nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture, both for "Selma.We have aimed this resource to cater for KS1 and LKS2 classes and differentiated the questions accordingly. The crucial piece of evidence was provided by the expert crystallographer Rosalind Franklin – the famous photograph 51, an X-ray picture showing a dark cross of dots, the signature image of a concealed molecular spiral.

We have women to thank for many of the biggest and best contributions to society—and these inspiring and influential female figures paved the way. Born in Liu Ho, China in 1912, Chien-Shiung Wu was recruited to Columbia University as part of the Manhattan Project. After 55 years of studying chimpanzees in the wild, she is considered to be the world’s leading expert on them.

When Truth died in 1883, her funeral in Battle Creek, Michigan was the largest the town had ever seen, a testimony to how her heroic and courageous life touched so many around her. In 2005, the Council of Fashion Designers of America selected her as the Womenswear Designer of the Year. Friedan is best known for writing the book The Feminine Mystique, which encourages women to seek more opportunities for themselves outside traditional home-based roles. She is one of only 12 artists to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony — all four major annual American entertainment awards. Aside from her successful magazine, TV network, and producing career, she is also an esteemed philanthropist and political activist.