Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1903 for her work in physics. She later won a second Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1911.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and becoming a symbol of the civil rights movement.
In 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space aboard Vostok 6, making her a pioneer in space exploration.
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist, survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012 and went on to become a global advocate for girls' education.
Katherine Johnson, a mathematician at NASA, played a crucial role in the success of the early space missions, including calculating the trajectory for the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Serena Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, making her one of the most successful tennis players in history. She continues to inspire athletes around the world.