Women Who Changed The World

The world is full of strong, ambitious and influential women whose bravery and dedication are a source of inspiration. Those women were able to make their voices heard and to serve humanity in different fields and sectors. We have got a list here which includes ladies who are pioneers in medicine, science, literature and much more. Narrowing down my list was a not an easy task but let’s go together on a journey throughout history and get introduced to five women who changed the world.

1.  Elizabeth Blackwell (First female doctor)

“It is not easy to be a pioneer - but oh, it is fascinating!”

Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree from an American medical school. She faced lots of struggles and hardships including admittance to an all-all male institution and financing medical school. Along with her own sister and colleagues, she opened the New York Infirmary for women and children in 1856. This institution and its medical college provided training and experience for woman doctors and medical care for the poor. By entering this male-dominated career, Blackwell was able to pave the way for many women to practice medicine. 

2. Marie Curie (First female winner of Nobel prize)

“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas”

Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland. She was a physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. Curie was the first Professor of General physics in the faculty of sciences at the Sorbonne in 1906. She was also the first woman to obtain a Doctor of science degree and the first woman ever to win a Nobel Prize. In addition to that, she is the only person to win in two different sciences which were Physics and chemistry. Madame Curie was able to discover two elements, polonium and radium. She is unarguably a genius and a true inspiration to all women.

3. Mother Teresa (The compassionate humanitarian)

“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love”

Mother Teresa was originally from Macedonia, she was a catholic nun and is considered one of the greatest humanitarians of the 20^th century. She dedicated her life to helping the sick and the poorest of the poor, her charitable work included helping evacuate young hospital patients during the war in Lebanon, doing earthquake relief in Armenia, and ministering to famine victims in Ethiopia. She founded the order of the Missionaries of charity, a Roman Catholic congregation which had over 4,500 sisters. Among many other honours, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. A true role model, Mother Teresa!

4.    Malala Yousafzai (The bravest children’s rights activist)

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced”

Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan. She is a children’s and woman rights activist. As a young girl, she defied the Taliban in Pakistan who at times banned girls from attending schools and demanded that girls must be allowed to receive education. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012, but survived. She also wrote a book I Am Malala to tell her story and was the youngest girl to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. Her experience is so heart touching and inspiring, the world certainly needs more brave young people like Malala!

5.  Anne Frank (The little diarist who told history)

“Despite everything, I believe people are really good at heart”

Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany. She was a diarist, writer and one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. She fled with her family to Amsterdam due to Anti-Semitism in Germany. However, seven years later, the Nazis occupied the Netherlands which caused Anne and her family to spend two years hiding in an annex where she wrote a diary as a means of self-expression. Her diary was published after her death under the name of “The Diary of a Young girl” and served as a unique eye-witness account of life during Holocaust and became one of the world’s most read books.