Living History 360
Dedicated to women who changed history and must be remembered; to women who ARE changing history and must be celebrated; to women who WILL be changing history and must be championed.
Earth Women Make History
The trailblazers who lit the path before us — remembered in full.
Marie Curie
Science • 1867-1934
The first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.”
Ada Lovelace
Computing • 1815-1852
The first computer programmer — a century before the first computer.
“I never am really satisfied that I understand anything; because, understand it as I can, I cannot know where it is connected.”
Rosalind Franklin
Science • 1920-1958
Her photograph revealed the structure of DNA.
“Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.”
Harriet Tubman
Abolition • 1822-1913
Conductor of the Underground Railroad who never lost a passenger.
“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.”
Frida Kahlo
Art • 1907-1954
She painted her pain into icons of identity and resilience.
“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.”
Amelia Earhart
Aviation • 1897-1939
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.”
Mary Shelley
Literature • 1797-1851
Author of Frankenstein — the mother of science fiction.
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”
Jane Austen
Literature • 1775-1817
She gave the novel its modern voice.
“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.”
Sojourner Truth
Abolition • 1797-1883
'Ain't I a woman?' — a voice that could not be silenced.
“Truth is powerful and it prevails.”
Florence Nightingale
Medicine • 1820-1910
The founder of modern nursing.
“I attribute my success to this — I never gave or took any excuse.”
Clara Barton
Medicine • 1821-1912
Founder of the American Red Cross.
“I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it.”
Susan B. Anthony
Activism • 1820-1906
She built the movement for women's right to vote.
“Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.”
Hedy Lamarr
Invention • 1914-2000
Hollywood star whose invention enabled modern Wi-Fi.
“Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.”
Maya Angelou
Literature • 1928-2014
Poet whose words carried a people's memory.
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Rosa Parks
Activism • 1913-2005
The 'mother of the civil rights movement.'
“I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.”
Women Changing History Now
The living legends reshaping our present — celebrated and championed.
Jane Goodall
Conservation • Contemporary
She redefined what it means to be human by redefining the chimp.
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference.”
Malala Yousafzai
Education • Contemporary
The youngest Nobel laureate in history, shot for going to school.
“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.”
Oprah Winfrey
Media • Contemporary
A talk show that became a cultural force.
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
Beyoncé
Music • Contemporary
The most Grammy-awarded artist of all time.
“I'm not bossy, I'm the boss.”
Serena Williams
Sports • Contemporary
Arguably the greatest tennis player of all time.
“I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.”
Kamala Harris
Politics • Contemporary
The first woman, first Black, and first South Asian US Vice President.
“My mother would look at me and say, 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you are not the last.'”
Michelle Obama
Advocacy • Contemporary
A First Lady who redefined the role's reach.
“When they go low, we go high.”
Rihanna
Music & Business • Contemporary
From pop icon to billionaire mogul.
“The minute you learn to love yourself, you will not want to be anyone else.”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Literature • Contemporary
A voice reshaping how the world tells Africa's story.
“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete.”
Ava DuVernay
Film • Contemporary
A director who insists on telling the whole truth.
“If you can see it, you can be it.”
Reshma Saujani
Technology • Contemporary
Founder of Girls Who Code, building a generation of women in tech.
“Teach girls bravery, not perfection.”
Dr. Katalin Karikó
Science • Contemporary
Her decades of mRNA research saved millions.
“I never thought I was doing anything special. I just did what I liked.”
Amanda Gorman
Poetry • Contemporary
The youngest inaugural poet in US history.
“There is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it.”
Taylor Swift
Music • Contemporary
A songwriter who turned her story into a record-breaking empire.
“No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.”