The star has had no end of successes in film and fashion as well as being chosen as the Woman of the Year by British GQ in 2013. She was appointed as a UN Women Goodwill ambassador in 2014, reflecting her assiduous campaigning. 19. Jo Salter “Inclusive leadership for me is really about understanding the people that you are working with and coming to them with a humility that respects who they are and what they bring to the team." American social reformer Susan Brownell Anthony was born into a Quaker family who was committed to social equality. At age 17, she collected around 400,000 signatures in support of the abolition of slavery, and she continued to fight for equality of all kinds throughout her life. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.

There is always something left to love. And if you ain’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing.” — Lorraine Hansberry 10. Edna St. Vincent Millay Annelies “Anne” Marie Frank was a writer and one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Born in Frankfurt, her family moved to Amsterdam when she was 4 years old due to wide-spread anti-Semitism in Germany. In 1940, when the Nazis occupied the Netherlands, the freedom Anne and her family had enjoyed for seven years ended abruptly. They spent two years hiding in an annex, during which time Anne wrote extensively as a means of self-expression and self-preservation. Her family was ultimately discovered and sent to concentration camps. Nightingale, also called the “ Lady with the Lamp”, was a pioneer in the field of nursing. She had a massive impact on the 19th and 20th century policies surrounding proper care; her writings inspired worldwide health care reform. She and her team of nurses drastically improved the unsanitary conditions at a British base hospital during the Crimean War, sparing countless lives.This woman earned her glider pilot’s license in 1930, just two years before her first child was kidnapped for ransom and murdered. After moving to England with her husband, Charles, and second son, Jon, she became the author of more than two dozen works, and won many awards related to her writing and her flying feats she accomplished with her husband.

While gender parity continues to be an ongoing problem (yes, even in 2023), the world is fortunately full of examples of brave women who have stood up to the most daunting challenges to make their voices heard and accept full recognition for their achievements. From singers to scientists and athletes to activists, here are 130 women who have changed the world. 1. Fatima al-Fihri It is through art that we will prevail and we will endure. It lives on after us and defines us as people.” — Rita Moreno 27. Miep Gies We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics.” — Katherine Johnson 4. Marie Curie

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Madonna is known as the Queen of Pop. She has broken records in the music industry on her way to becoming one of the most powerful women on the planet. Her sheer drive and unprecedented success have seen her lauded as “America’s smartest businesswoman” and one of the biggest influences on contemporary pop music. The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” — Jane Austen 31. Malala Yousafzai Her success in the role saw her cement her place in the franchise for 20 years. She was made Judi Dench in 1998 and has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the arts. 34. Amal Clooney “As women, we may not be a minority, but there is a bond that we all share. It is not a bond of geography. Or religion. Or culture. It is a bond of shared experience - experiences that only women go through and struggles that only women face.” Ann Daniels has led men and women into the most dangerous terrain on the planet. A world record holder, she is considered to be among the top British adventurers of all time.