Important women

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  • Marie Curie (1867-1934)

    First woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different scientific fields (Physics and Chemistry).

  • Women's Suffrage (1920)

    In the United States, the 19th Amendment is ratified, granting women the right to vote.

  • Simone de Beauvoir (1949)

    Publishes "The Second Sex," a seminal text in feminist theory that analyzes the oppression of women.

  • Rosa Parks (1955)

    Her act of civil disobedience in refusing to give up her seat on a bus becomes a symbol of the civil rights movement.

  • Malala Yousafzai (2014)

    Becomes the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her activism in favor of girls' education.

  • Kamala Harris (2021)

    Becomes the first woman, the first Black woman, and the first person of Indian descent to serve as Vice President of the United States.