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She became the first female Vice President of the United States in 2021.
Kamala Harris
This singer-songwriter re-recorded her albums to take back control of her music.
Taylor Swift
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and is known for her pioneering research on radioactivity
Marie Curie
She was the leading figure in the U.S. women’s suffrage movement and appeared on the dollar coin.
Susan B. Anthony
This famous Mexican artist was known for her self-portraits and surrealist paintings.
Frida Kahlo
The was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981.
Sandra Day O’Connor
This rapper and businesswoman, known for Savage and WAP, also started a scholarship fund for women.
This NASA mathematician’s calculations helped launch the first U.S. astronauts into space.
Katherine Johnson
The Supreme Court case that gave women the right to an abortion in 1973 (until it was overturned in 2022).
Roe v. Wade
This singer and civil rights activist was known as the "High Priestess of Soul."
Nina Simone
The Pakistani activist who survived a Taliban attack and won a Nobel Prize at 17.
Malala Yousafzai
The first Black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for How to Get Away with Murder.
Viola Davis
She invented the first computer algorithm, making her one of the first computer programmers
Ada Lovelace
he was TIME’s first-ever “Kid of the Year” for her work in science and tech.
Gitanjali Rao
The first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress
Halle Berry
This Black woman was the first to become a billionaire in the U.S., and she built a media empire
Oprah Winfrey
The tennis legend who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and redefined women’s sports.
Serena Williams
The scientist who helped discover the structure of DNA, though her male colleagues received most of the credit.
Rosalind Franklin
The first country to grant women the right to vote in 1893.
New Zealand
The author of Pride and Prejudice, one of the most famous novels in history
Jane Austen
The Supreme Court justice who became a feminist icon with her famous “Notorious” nickname.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG)
The soccer star and activist who fights for equal pay in women’s sports
Megan Rapinoe
This African American chemist revolutionized food preservation and invented a method for instant freeze-dried foods
Marie Van Brittan Brown
This activist started Me Too, a movement to support survivors of assault.
Tarana Burke
This climate activist started striking for the environment as a teen and now calls out world leaders
Greta Thunberg