International Women's Day's memory board

Mary Carr Recognized as one of the first female gynecologists, Agnodice is said to have courageously practiced medicine in Greece when women faced the death penalty for doing so.

Mary Carr Queen Elizabeth I chose to marry her country instead of a man. This pivotal decision, was a step forward in changing the way women were perceived in power and promoted independence among them.

Mary Carr Jane Austen defined an entire literary genre, with her iconic books including "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility". Her literary influence remains and the themes and lessons from her novels still hold up today.

Mary Carr Sojouner Truth delivered a now famous speech at the Ohio Women’s Right’s Convention in Akron, 1851, that has come to be known as “Ain’t I a Woman?”. She continued advocating for women's rights and prison reform, until she tragically died in 1883.

Mary Carr Theresa Serber Malkiel (1874-1949) was a Ukrainian-born American labor activist, suffragist, and educator. She was the first woman to rise from factory work to leadership in the Socialist party. She is known as the women that she established the annual National Woman's Day (AKA International Women's Day).

Mary Carr Kate Sheppard, presented a petition to the new Zealand Parliament demanding women’s suffrage. This led to New Zealand becoming the first self-governing country to grant national voting rights to women in 1893.

Mary Carr This led to New Zealand becoming the first self-governing country to grant national voting rights to women in 1893.

Mary Carr Virginia Wolf felt strongly that being a women was an economic independence, but she believed suffrage to be a civil right. Her novels highlighted women's 'glass ceiling' they faced as a result of all of the household chores and limitations they faced as a result of their gender.

Mary Carr Edith Cowen's face is also on the Australian $50 note.

Mary Carr Edith Cowan was Australia’s first ever female member of parliament and a fierce women’s rights activist.

Mary Carr Helen Keller was blind and deaf by a childhood illness, she was a force to be reckoned with. Participating in marches and protests for women's suffrage. She also supported efforts to legalize birth control and abortion.

Mary Carr Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, in Physics, and with her later win, in Chemistry, she became the first person to claim the Nobel honour twice. She was also behind the discoveryof the x-ray, which is used by millions today and often saves lives.

Mary Carr The earliest Women's Day observance, called "National Woman's Day", was held on February 28, 1909, in New York City, organized by the Socialist Party of America, at the suggestion of activist Theresa Malkiel.

Mary Carr Raichō Hiratsuka co-founded Japan's first all-women run literary journal Seitō in 1911.

Mary Carr Coco Chanel had a large impact on the European feminist movement by changing women's roles through the power of fashion. View her Timeline here: https://memories.net/timeline/coco-chanel-83151

Mary Carr Eleanor Roosevelt promoted women’s political engagement, playing a leadership role in several organizations, including the League of Women Voters and the Women’s Trade Union League.

Mary Carr Amelia Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.

Mary Carr The Diary of Anne Frank, written by a German teenager (Anne Frank) is one of the most honest, powerful and poignant accounts of World War II. Her diary has been translated into over 70 different languages. "How wonderful it is that nobody needs to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." - Anne Frank

Mary Carr Rosie the Riverter was the feature of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defence industries during World War II, this became one of the most iconic images for working women.

Mary Carr In 1951 Doria Shafik, alongside 1,500 women, protested in parliament in Egypt. This resulted in enabling women’s right to vote in 1956.

Mary Carr Rosa Parks powered the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. She was later arrested in 1955 and launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott alongside 17,000 black citizens. View her Timeline below: https://memories.net/timeline/rosa-parks-97764

Mary Carr Women’s rights activist and Russian philanthropist, Anna Filosofova, co-founded a society to provide support to the poor, including affordable housing and sufficient work for women.

Mary Carr Betty Friedan was a feminist author, whose books discussed the unhappiness of women forced into restrictive roles, starting a conversation. She also cofounded the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the National Women's Political Caucus.

Mary Carr Muriel Siebert was the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, and the first female Superintendent of Banks for New York State.

Mary Carr Maya Angelou was a poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist, whose award-winning memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" made history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. View her Timeline here: https://memories.net/timeline/maya-angelou-95384

Mary Carr Wangari Maathai was the first environmentalist and first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was a key leader of Kenya's democracy movement.

Mary Carr In 1973, Billie Jean formed the Women's Tennis Association and defeated Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes." This was the first prominent female athlete to admit her homosexuality, today King continues to fight for what she believes in.

Mary Carr After winning Olympic gold in 1976, Dorothy Hamill became one of the first female athletes to land a million-dollar contract.

Mary Carr Mother Theresea was a catholic nun who dedicated her life to caring for the destitute and dying in the slums of Calcutta - now known as Kolkata. She was awarded a Nobel Peace prize and inspired others to follow in her footsteps.

Mary Carr Sally Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. In 1983, she became the first women in space.

Mary Carr Tarana Burke founded the "Me Too" movement in 1990, which began as a social movement against sexual abuse and sexual harassment where people publicize allegations of a s*x crime.

Mary Carr Ruth Bader Ginsberg's gender equality was cemented when she joined the Supreme Court in 1993. Several years later, she wrote the landmark decision that struck down the male-only admission policy at the Virginia Military Institute. Click below to view her Timeline: https://memories.net/timeline/ruth-baderginsberg-74526

Mary Carr Atonio Novello became the first woman and Latina to serve as the U.S. Surgeon General from 1990 to 1993.

Mary Carr Nancy Pelosi served as the first woman speaker of the United States House of Representatives and the first woman in American history to lead a major political party in Congress.

Mary Carr Julia Gillard's parliamentary speech regarding misogyny in 2012, has been heard by millions. Her speech was in reaction to the opposition leader Tony Abbott accusing her of sexism. She broke endless barriers that females face amidst the workforce and re-started the conversation that is still talked about today.

Mary Carr Malala Yousafzai publicly spoke out on women’s rights to education and as a result, a gunman boarded her school bus and shot the young activist in the head. However, she thankfully survived and became the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.

Mary Carr While being the first African American women to become first lady, Michelle Obama utilised her platform to promote women's rights. She started the “Let Girls Learn” initiative in March 2015, which aims to help educate the 62 million girls around the world who aren’t in school.

Mary Carr Oprah Winfrey was honoured as the first black woman to win the Cecil B DeMille lifetime achievement award. She used her acceptance speech to acknowledge the racial injustice, abuse against women and attacks against the press. View her Timeline here: https://memories.net/timeline/oprah-winfrey-82966