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Discover the famous and ground-breaking women who have changed the world through politics, activism, science and literature - Cleopatra, Malala, Mother Teresa, Madonna, Greta Thunberg. Comment on your favourite.
- People Who Changed The World
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- Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and...
- Anne Frank
Anne Frank was born on 12 June 1929 in Frankfurt am Main,...
- Rosa Parks
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- Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) Model, actress, singer and...
- People Who Changed The World
- Sojourner Truth, c. 1797-1883. Born a slave named Isabella Bomfree in New York, the National Women's History Museum reported that Sojourner Truth ran away in 1827 to an abolitionist family that helped her buy her freedom.
- Harriet Tubman, c. 1820-1913. After escaping slavery in 1849, Harriet Tubman (whose exact date of birth is unknown) helped hundreds of other slaves to freedom via a network of secret routes and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
- Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910. Whether you know her as "the Lady with the Lamp" or "the mother of nursing," chances are you already know a little something about Florence Nightingale.
- Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906. When thinking of moments where history changed for women, it's hard not to think of women's suffrage. For women in the United States, the right to vote came thanks to the tireless work of suffragettes like Susan B. Anthony.
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