The "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement," refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955, launching the fight against US racial segregation.
Survivor of Taliban assassination Malala Yousafzai promoted girls' education worldwide. Her bravery and efforts demonstrate female empowerment everywhere.
A pioneering physicist and chemist, Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains an icon in the fields of science and research.
Revered for her humanitarian work, Mother Teresa created the Missionaries of Charity and spent her life serving India's underprivileged.
Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean, encouraged generations of women to become pilots.
Jane Goodall's studies on chimpanzees changed our understanding of nature, and her conservation efforts continue to inspire global conservation.