Marie Curie, 1867–1934

A brilliant woman who, alongside her husband Pierre Curie, furthered discovered the depths of radioactivity, the act of emitting radiation spontaneously, which were utilized in ways to effectively treat cancer.

Curie was the first of anyone to be gifted two Nobel Prizes. As her husband passed, Curie continued their research in the position of Professor of General Physics in the Faculty of Sciences, first woman to hold this title. Through her discoveries of radium and radioactivity, both she and her daughter, Irene Curie, shared their healing properties with the world and gave use to it in World War I. Her numerous discoveries were honored and held with esteem within all scientists across the world. With her husband, the couple won half of the Nobel Prizes in Physics in 1903. Curie's success did not stop as she won and earned multiple awards and degrees.

Amelia Earhart, 1897–1937

Working at a Canadian military hosptital, Earhart discovered a new found interest in flying. She sought out this passion through Columbia University and the University of Southern California. In 1922, two years after her first flight, Earnhart purchases a Kinner Airster biplane. Later setting the women's altitude record at 14,000 feet. In spite of her passion with the plane, Earnhart had to depart with the biplane as the family finacial status was dropping. She continued her passion through flying shows in Massachusetts, where she then met George Putman, a publisher. Her life drastically took a turn as Putman introduces her to the oppurtunity to become the first women to cross the Alantic by plane, although as a passenger. Nevertheless, Earnhart became a sensation and a symbol for women both on land and in air. The exposure to the media allowed funding for record-breaking flights in speed and distance. Earhart became the first women to solo fly across the Alantic, this time as a pilot in 1932. This time wanting to become the first women to fly across the world. Accompanied with navigator Fred Noonan, with a final 7,000 miles, the plane lost contact and has yet to be found.

Ada Lovelace, 1815–52

Through tutors and self-education, Lovelace's advancement came with the help of a mathematician-logician, Augustus De Morgan, the first professor of mathematics at the University of London. As she was introduced to Charles Babbage, her interest in his work grew. They collaborated in research, although, in 1943, Lovelace released annotations and a translation of an article on the Analytical Engine by an Italian engineer, Luigi Menabrea. These notes were quite contributive to the work of the Analytical Engine, generally named as the first computer. They contained the descriptions of a stepwise sequence of operations for solving certain mathematical problems. Furthermore, her notes contained present day ideas of turning numbers and calculations into something more. With her analysis, Lovelace is considered to be the first computer programer.

Malala Yousafzai, 1997-Present

Influenced by her father, a teacher of a girls' school, Malala loved school and education. Regardless of her passions, the Taliban invaded and took control of her town. Removing the rights to many and oppressing the education to girls. In spite of the dictatorship, Malala and her father advocated for girls education until she was targeted and shot on her way to school in October 2012. Recieving recovery in Birmingham, England, Malala survived the bullet in the left side of her head. This event became worldwide, with encouragment of the people, Malala continued her advocation for girls education for all, but espiecally within her home country Pakistan. Graduating from Oxford University in 2020, Malala funds and continues her activism for girl's and women's education.

Rosalind Franklin, 1920–58

Recieving her education at a girls' school with education in physics and chemistry in london, Franklin sought to become a scientist. In 1942, Franklin made essential research of carbon and graphite microstructures at the British Coal Utilization Research Association. These sources were the base of her doctorate in physical chemistry. In which she earned from Cambridge University in 1945. Franklin worked in John Randall's laboratory at King's College, London. There she was placed on a group for DNA research. As Franklin found and took vivid crystallographic portraits of DNA. However, she was at a lose when it came to releasing her discoveries as Crick and Watson published quicker. Although she was credited in the contributions to the discovery of the DNA molecular structure as her crystallographic portraits of DNA were used for the discovery. She continued her work in regards to the tobacco mosaic virus, which produced abundant results. Franklin had also studied the polio virus before she died at the age fo 37.

Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906

Growing in a Quakers family, Anthony was accustomed to activist traditions. Although she became active in temperance, she was unable to speak as she was a women. Through these events and rallies, she became companions with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Together they worked continously advocated for women's rights and equality in the women's rights movements. Anthony had also acted against slavery along with her family, occasionally meeting with Fredrick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. With Stanton, they created and arranged multiple movements and societies for women's rights. Through nine speeches and multiple outings, Anthony had endured threats and hate from all sides. However, she never stopped to fight for equality. These acts led to the acceptance of women's sufferage from Wyoming to the Constitution in the Nineth Amendment in 1920, 14 years after she passed. This Amendment is also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.

Harriet Tubman, 1822-1913

As Harriet Tubman was worked to the bone at the age of six, the time with her family was significantly reduced. One day while on errands, she ran between a slave, who was attempting freedom, and their enslaver. Refusing to assist the enslaver, she attained an injury to the head. This caused narcolepsy. Attaining such disorder influenced her constant desire for freedom as she grew older. As her enslaver began to fall into debt in 1849, the risk of her selling was near. The refusual of such an event, Tubman convinced her two brothers to leave for freedom in Pennsylvania with the guidence of the stars. However their companionship was short lived as her brothers feared for punishment. Arriving to Pennsylvania, connections with abolitionists were made in which she then discovered the Undground Railroad. Becoming a conductor, Tubman assisted many slaves to becoming free. Through multiple missions she became a hero amongst the people and when the Civil War broke out, she became the first women to lead a raid, in which was extremely successful. After the Civil War, Tubman continued her activism in women's sufferage along with Elizebeth Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and a various number of activist.

Grace Lee Boggs, 1915-2015

Experiencing extreme racism as one of extremely few Chinese Americans in her area, Grace Boggs knew only discrimination. This led to severe hardships in her life as few to none would pay her and when she found a job, pay was $10 a week. Later in her life, she moved to Chicago, where she witnessed protest of African Americans revolving around poor pay and living conditions. Something she related to throughout her life. She became involved with activism and began writing books advocating for the poor and elderly. She met her husband, James Boggs. They supported their local community and at one point, they housed Malcom X when he was in town. The couple ran the Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership on local and national fronts to support activism.