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  1. Mar 7, 2017 · 11 Underappreciated World-Changing Women. 1. Sybil Ludington: The Female Paul Revere. On the night of April 26, 1777, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington rode nearly 40 miles to warn some 400...

  2. Jun 8, 2023 · From singers to scientists and athletes to activists, here are 130 women who have changed the world. 1. Fatima al-Fihri. In the early 9th century, in what is now Morocco, Fatima...

  3. Mar 22, 2024 · This collection presents biographies of 21 famous women from world history but those included represent only a small fraction of the many women, from ancient times to the present, who have made a lasting impression on the people of their time and altered the course of their nation’s narrative.

  4. 1/ Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart, 40, stands next to a plane before her flight from Oakland, Calif., to for Honolulu, Hawaii in 1937 on the first leg of her record-setting attempt to circumnavigate the world westward along the Equator. Image: AP Photo.

  5. Virginia Woolf. Discover 100 women in history with achievements in the arts, astronomy, exploration, sciences, performance arts, sports, politics and government. Read these 100 profiles to learn how they redefined rules, broke records, changed perceptions and more.

  6. Feb 10, 2023 · Women have set records in nearly every industry and area of life, so this list includes Olympians, Oscar winners, politicians, scientists, and leaders of all kinds. These change-making women are bound to inspire you.

  7. By Google Arts & Culture. Photo, Ida B Wells National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich famously said that “well-behaved women rarely make history”, which is true of these...