History is filled with women who did amazing things which few people know about. Celebrate these amazing women and spread the word about their accomplishments!
This image salutes six lesser-known but kick-ass ladies and their impacts on history:
-Fatima Al-Fihri, founder of the world's oldest university
-Jeannette Rankin, first woman elected to congress
-Hedy Lamarr, brilliant inventor (who also sometimes acted in movies)
-Bessie Coleman, trailblazing pilot
-Rosalind Franklin, researcher who discovered the shape of DNA
-Ching Shih, accomplished and feared pirate
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womens history, feminist art, feminist, feminism, history