Womenare often left out of history, but play integral roles in it. We’rehere to take the narrative back and tell her-story as it was intendedto be told. These ladies paved the way for our greatness, so let’sgive them a nod of respect.
1.Lady Diana
Mostknown for her philanthropy and desire to better the world around her,Diana was the first wife of Prince Charles. Although she as famousfor her wedding which was viewed by over 700 million people, shebecame just as synonymous with her charity for sick children, andawareness raised for banning landmines, HIV/AIDS, and mental illness.
2.Coco Chanel
Frenchfashion designer Coco Chanel didn’t aways have it easy – after atough childhood in France, she rose to frame and went on to dressother influential women in her iconic suits worn by the likes ofJackie Onassis, which combined the grace of femininity with thesilent strength of womanhood.
3.Anne Frank
Asurvivor of the holocaust and a Dutch Jewish author, Anne Frank’sdiary became famous worldwide once published, chronicling herexperiences as a 13-year old girl forced into a secret hiding placewho had to grow up much earlier than she was supposed to. Regardlessof all she suffered, she believed that people are “really good atheart.”
4.Marie Curie
Herfull name was Marie Sklodowska Curie, and she changed the world byinventing radioactivity, which then launched research for cancercures. She also happened to be the first woman to win a Nobel Prize,and the first person ever to win a second Nobel Prize!
5.Hellen Keller
ThisAmerican social activist became blind and dead at the tender age of19 months. However, this wasn’t a setback for Helen. Instead, shefiercely campaigned on the behalf of blind and deaf people all over,helping those who experienced the same struggle and becoming aninspiration to all.
6.Mother Teresa
Originallyan Albanian, Roman Catholic nun, Mother Teresa lived in India formost of her life, founding the Missionaries of Charity which broughtmany nuns who took many vows, the most famous of which was freeservice to the poor. This mission came to more than 130 countries,helping the homeless and dying all over.
7.Rosa Parks
In1955, Ms. Par became the first African American woman by refusing togive up her bus seat for a white person. This protest was supportedby many but landed her in jail. This was a small price for Parks whoended up launching the civil rights moment.
8.Frida Kahlo
Manymight just know Frida for her unibrow, but her strikingly stunningworks explored class, identity, and gender in conjunction with hernation’s history like never before. She’s not only a hero in theart world, but in LGBT and feminist circles as well.
9.Amelia Earhart
AmeliaEarhart found her passion for aviation young – at just 25, shebroke the women’s altitude record, soaring high at 14,000 feet. Just11 years later, she became the first woman to fly across the Atlanticalone, and from them, began to break flying records all over theworld.
10.Marilyn Monroe
Some might just consider Marilyn Monroe to be a va-va-voom glamour girl, but she’s also an iconic legal in film through her photogenic looks and sophisticated aura. Plus, she gave a good name to curvy girls all over, reminding them that you don’t have to look like a stick to feel beautiful!
