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Queen Victoria
Queen VoictoriaVictoria's reign saw great cultural expansion and advances in industry, science, communications, and the building of railways and the London Underground. Queen Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. -
Amelia Bloomer
Amelia BloomerAmelia Bloomer worked for the Women’s rights movement and is best known for advocating dress reforms; such as the outfit style of “bloomers.” Bloomer also belonged to the suffrage and temperance movement. In 1848, Bloomer created The Lily, a newspaper that allowed women to speak about important subjects and to be read by the public. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony became a leading figure in the abolitionist and women's voting rights movement. Anthony later joined with Elizabeth Staton and lead the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She is also known for her dedication in lectures and becoming a writer. -
Lucy Stone
Lucy StoneLucy Stone was an advocate of antislavery and women’s rights. In 1847, Stone began lecturing for the antislavery movement for the American Anti-Slavery society. She later became an organizer of the 1850 Worcester First National Woman’s Right Convention. After the civil war, she helped gain support for the 15th amendment and state suffrage amendments. -
Victoria Woodhull
Victoria WoodhullVictoria Woodhull expressed her ideas on activist topics when she created the Woodhull and Clafin's weekly; a radical publication. Woodhull later ran for presidency on the Equal Rights Party and promoted woman suffrage and labor reforms. She also advocated for equal education and the right to vote. -
Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman CattCarrie Chapman Catt was the leader of the American Women’s Suffrage campaign and became the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Chapman later founded the League of Women Voters and International Alliance of Women. She also worked in the school system and for newspapers to advocate about women’s rights. In 1900, Chapman also came up with the “winning plan” to help pass the 19th amendment. -
Alice Paul
Alice PaulAlice Paul was dedicated to secure equal rights for all women and to advocate that women and men should be equal partners in society. She attended Swarthmore College and pursued for women’s voting rights. In 1910, Paul became a leader in the Suffragist movement and the National Woman’s Party. She later became a key figure to passing the 19th amendment. -
Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette RankinJeannette Rankin had successfully fought for women's right to vote in Washington state and Montana and was elected to the US house of representatives in 1916. She was also the first female to serve in the US congress and had helped pass the 19th amendment. Rankin had voted against WWI and WWII. -
Belva Lockwood
Belva Lockwood Biography Known for becoming the first women to argue in front of the U.S Supreme Court in 1879. She successfully created a bill that was passed, allowing female federal employees the same pay as men. -
Mother Jones
Mother Jones BiographyA campaigner for the United Mine Workers Union, founded the Social Democratic Party and helped create the Industrial Workers of the World. She became a prominent labor and community organizer. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor RooseveltIn 1921, when Eleanor’s husband; Franklin D. Roosevelt suffered a polio attack, she helped Franklin with his political career and public policies. Eleanor had proved that the first lady was an important part of American Politics. She spoke out for human rights, women’s issues and children’s causes. Eleanor had also worked on behalf of the League of Women Voters and as a leader for women’s and civil rights. -
Janet Jagan
PBSJanet Jagan moved to Guyana with her husband, and three years later created the People's Progressive Party. The PPP was the first modern political party. The goal was to gain independence from Britain. Janet Jagan stayed secratary general for 20 years. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks BusRosa Parks started the moment for freedom and equality for African Americans. One day after work, she rode the bus home and when the bus driver asked her to give up her seat to a white women, she refused. This resulted in her arrest, which created an uproar. -
Sirimavo R.D. Bandaranaike
WikipediaSirimavo Bandaranaike went from Senator to prime minister on July 21, 1960. This made her the first women prime minister, not only in India, but in the world. During her prime ministry, she changed the official language from English to Sinhala. -
Frances Perkins
Frnaces PerkinsFrances Perkins was the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, and the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet. She helped pull the labor movement into the New Deal coalition. She helped with the New Deal and Social Security. -
Shirley Chisholm
WikipediaIn 1969, Shirley Chisholm was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She was the first African American women elected into Congress. She was elected from New York's 12th district. -
Golda Meir
Golda Meir Golda was an Israeli politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of Isreal on March 17, 1969. She also served as Minister of Labour, and Foreign Minister. -
Isabel Peron
Isabel PeronIsabel Perón, is a former President of Argentina. She was the first non-royal female head of state in the Western Hemisphere. She serbed vice presient while her husband, Juan Peron was in office. She was arrested for allowing officers to commit human rights abuses. -
Geraldine A. Ferraro
WikipediaFerraro got elected into the House of Representatives from New York's 9th district. She was one of the first Italian Americans to be elected. Along with that, she was one of the first women to be elected. -
Maragaret Thatcher
Margaret ThatcherDuring Maragaret Thatcher's term in office, she reshaped the British politics, reviving the economy, reforming institutions and the nations' foreign policy. She pursued national recovery and became the founder of a school of conservative conviction politics. Thatcher also strengthened the political and economic freedom and the growth of free-market. -
Indira Gandhi
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In 1980, Gandhi was elected as the 3rd Prime Minister of India. She is the only woman to hold office in India. Also, she served the second-longest for Prime Minister in India. -
Banazir Bhutto
WikipediaIn 1984, Banazir Bhutto joined the Pakistan People's Party. She became the chairwomen for the PPP. This was the first time in Pakistan that a women was chairwomen for a major political pary. -
Aung San Swkyi
Aung San SwkyiIn 1991, Aung San Swkyi won a Nobel Prize of peace. Swkyi spoke out against dictator U Ne Win and initiated a nonviolent movement toward achieving democracy and human rights. Her rally against the dictator placed her under house arrest and cut off all communication. She stayed in her country fighting until the junta released the country of Burma to civilian government and political prisoners were freed. -
Hillary Clinton
WikipediaHillary Clinton became the First Lady for the United States in 1993. As the First Lady she created the State Children's Health Insurance Program. She also created the Adoption and Safe Families Act. -
Gloria Macapagal
WikipediaIn 1998, Gloria Macapagal became the 12th vice president of the Philippines. She won by a large margin due to the loss in popularty of the former vice president. Winning made her the first vice president for the Philippines. -
Michelle Bachelet
WikipediaIn 2000, President Ricardo Lagos chose Michelle Bachelet for Minister of Health. In the first 100 days of being Minister, she reduced waiting lists for hospitals by 90%. Also during her term she made the morning-after pill have free distrabution for sexually-abused victims. -
Angela Merkel
Angela MerkelAngela Dorothea Merkel is a German research scientist and politician who has been the Chancellor of Germany since 2005, and the leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000. She is the first woman to hold either office. -
Ellen Johsnon Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf BiographyEllen Johnson is the 24th and current President of Liberia. She returned in 1985 to speak out against the military regime. When she won the 2005 election, Johnson Sirleaf became the first female elected head of state in Africa. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison, when she spoke out against Doe's military regime. -
Wilma Mankiller
Wilma Mankiller Biography Wima Mankiller is a Women's Right activist, and political leader. She alsoimproved the nation's health care,education system and government. She remained an activist for Native-American ad Women's rights after leaving office. -
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi Biography She became the first female Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives and the first female Speaker of the House. Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Reps. and served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011.
