Marie Curie, This woman discovered radium. She was a scientist from Poland and studied in France., Valentina Tereshkova, She's the first woman in space. She's Russian., Amelia Earhart, She loved flying. She crossed the Atlantic Ocean., Rosa Parks, She was in a bus and she didn't leave the seat. She was an African American woman., Ada Lovelace, She was the first computer programmer in history., Malala Yousafzai, She is an activist for girls' right to education. She won the Peace Nobel Prize., Frida Kahlo, Through her art, this Mexican painter exposed her physical and mental suffering, but also paved the way for female empowerment., Sóror Juana Inés de la Cruz, She is considered the first great Latin American poet and one of the most important Hispanic literary figures. She was persecuted for being an intellectual and a woman, a nun, and a writer, Mary Anning, She was the first female paleontologist. She discovered many dinosaurs., Jane Goodall, She is known for her years of living among chimpanzees in Tanzania. She discovered many things about chimpanzees., Julieta Lanteri, She was the first woman in South America to vote. She was an activist for women's rights in Argentina., Eva Perón, She was an important figure to achieve votes for women., Coco Chanel, She was a fashion designer who popularised trousers, making them a key piece in women's wardrobes, and also for helping to liberate women from the tyranny of the corset., Florence Nightingale, She was an English nurse. She helped create the modern techniques of nursing., Emmeline Pankhurst, She was a British political activist known for leading the UK suffragette movement and helping women win the right to vote., Shirley Chisholm, She was a politician and the first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress., Maria Quitéria de Jesus, She was the first woman to be part of the Brazilian Army, considered the heroine of Independence., Dandara dos Palmares, She was Zumbi's companion in love and war, and fought bravely against oppression of the black people in colonial Brazil.

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