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Who Are The Famous Women From History Who Changed The World? - HistoryExtra. Welcome to the results of BBC History Magazine poll, which features 100 inspirational women from history. In 2018, we asked experts in 10 different fields of human endeavour to nominate 10 women they believe had the biggest impact on world history. We then gave you, our readers the opportunity to vote for your favourite figures from that list. The results – presented here – may well provoke debate… Marie Curie, 1867–1934. 12 women who changed the world. Throughout history and across cultures, women and girls have faced innumerable challenges and injustices.

12 women who changed the world

We’re taking a moment to recognize 12 women who overcame adversity, broke through barriers, and changed the world. Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony was raised in a Quaker family with deep roots in activism and social justice, inspiring her to become an advocate for women’s suffrage, women’s property rights, and the abolition of slavery. Dr. Dr. They also opened a medical college in 1857, which broadened opportunities for women doctors by providing training and necessary experience, as well as specialized medical care for those living in poverty.

Marie Curie Born in Warsaw, Marie Curie became the first woman professor of general physics at the Sorbonne (sometimes known as the University of Paris) in 1906. Anne Frank Annelies “Anne” Marie Frank was a writer and one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Wangari Muta Maathai Nadia Murad Shirin Ebadi. Inspirational People. This is a selection of inspirational people, people who have made a lasting contribution towards creating a better world.

Inspirational People

These people have inspired others by their various achievements, but also by their attitude and values. Characteristics of Inspirational people Don’t accept prevailing beliefs and conventional wisdom as necessarily the truth.Energy, enthusiasm and motivation to make a positive contribution to life.Work from the best motives to help others rather than to boost their ego and worldly name and fame.Seek to see the good in others and bring out the best in other people.Seek to act in harmony and unite people rather than divide them.Able to offer inspirational art, music, literature which rises above the ordinary to give mankind a glimpse of higher realities. Note: This does not aim to be a fully comprehensive list, rather it provides a start for further research. If you would like to suggest anyone else who you feel is inspirational, feel free. Biographies for kids: Inventors, World Leaders, Women, Civil Rights.

Pick the person or subject below to view biography or list of biographies: Biographies Historical Biographies OtherFamous PianistsFamous GuitaristsFamous ViolinistsMuhammad AliLouis ArmstrongMichael JacksonHarry HoudiniElvis PresleyBabe RuthMark TwainFor more Biographies Sports Biographies Entertainment Biographies Back to Ducksters Home Page.

Biographies for kids: Inventors, World Leaders, Women, Civil Rights

100: The Most Influential People of 2019. 100 People who changed the world. This is a list of 100 people who have changed the world (for better or worse). Also see: People who made a difference and changed the world for the better. People who changed the world 1. Jesus of Nazareth (circa 5 BCE – 30 CE) Spiritual Teacher, central figure of Christianity. 2. . (1743 – 1826) American President 1801 – 1809. 3. . (1931 – ) Leader of Soviet Union 1985 – 1991, oversaw the transition from Communism to democracy in Eastern Europe. 4.

(circa 563 BCE – 483 BCE) Spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism. The 10 most inspirational people of all time. When it comes to inspirational people, history has a plethora of extraordinary names to offer.

The 10 most inspirational people of all time

From the worlds of science, religion, philosophy and politics, narrowing them down to ten is no mean feat. We’ve delved into the history books and done our best. Here, in our humble opinion, are the most inspirational people of all time… A name taught about in every science class the world over, Sir Isaac Newton is undoubtedly one of the most inspirational people to have ever lived. Accomplished in the fields of mathematics, theology, physics and astronomy, his radical thinking resulted in ground-breaking revelations and caused waves among the contemporary science community that would have effects for every generation after.

Most famously, his discovery of gravity laid a base for all modern sciences, but he was also the first person to calculate the speed of sound and made great strides in the study of light. 100: The World's Most Inspiring People - OOOM Magazine. Für die deutsche Version klicken Sie hier.

100: The World's Most Inspiring People - OOOM Magazine

Drawing up such a ranking is, by nature, a subjective undertaking that demonstrates which individuals have impressed us this past year. The international OOOM 100 jury includes exceptional individuals such as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Betty Williams; Obama and Dalai Lama advisor Nipun Mehta; star designer Stefan Sagmeister (Sagmeister & Walsh NYC); “Global Footprint Network” president Mathis Wackernagel; the director of Serpentine Galleries London, Hans Ulrich Obrist; bestselling author Roger Nelson of Princeton University; art gallerist Thaddaeus Ropac; and world-renowned geneticist Josef Penninger, among others.

Read the entire story in English in our e-magazine. 1 Greta Thunberg, Activist (NEW) It all started little more than a year ago with a simple cardboard sign in front of the Swedish parliament building.