Women have been a driving force throughout our history. Here are just a few of the amazing women that changed the world we live in today:
1. This Old Lady
This Holocaust survivor beat up a Neo-Nazi with her handbag in 1985.
2. Kathrine Switzer
When Kathrine Switzer entered the #BostonMarathon in 1967, a race official tried to drag her off the course https://t.co/SLs3A5QE4v pic.twitter.com/JRhBPqW7tY
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 19, 2017
This is Kathrine Switzer. Remembered for sneaking into the Boston Marathon in 1967 when it was for men only. The race organizers tried to tackle her and drag her off the course when they found out, but other runners protected her so she could finish. She has since run in 39 marathons around the world, and celebrated 50 years since her iconic moment by running the Boston Marathon again in 2017.
50th anniversary of Kathrine Switzer's marathon. #girlpower #boston2017 pic.twitter.com/rPRwT3AIkS
— Cheryl “Hell Hath No” Fury ☠️ (@TudorWench) April 18, 2017
3. Margaret Heafield Hamilton
7) Margaret Heafield Hamilton pic.twitter.com/vjd9qXmzeo
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This woman helped code the software in the Apollo 11 mission. President Barack Obama awarded her the Medal of Freedom in 2016. The citation for her medal read:
“Hamilton contributed to concepts of asynchronous software, priority scheduling and priority displays, and human-in-the-loop decision capability, which set the foundation for modern, ultra-reliable software design and engineering,”
4. Maud Stevens Wagner
She was the first known female tattoo artist in the United States.
5. Annette Kellerman
She was arrested for indecency in 1907. She won the right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit. Enjoy your bikinis thanks to this awesome chick!
6. Hattie Larlham
Hattie Larlham pioneered care for developmentally disabled children. From her organization’s website:
“Thanks to one woman’s courage, tenacity and compassion, Hattie Larlham has become a proven leader in the care and treatment of children and adults with severe development disabilities. That woman, our founder, Hattie Lena Gadd Larlham, had a dream that all people with developmental disabilities would be able to receive the highest quality of care possible. Today, Hattie Larlham continues that dream by providing that level of care to more than 1,800 children and adults with developmental disabilities throughout Ohio.”
“Larlham passed away February 28, 1996. In accordance with her final wishes, she is buried at the Hattie Larlham Center for Children with Disabilities where a memorial walk commemorates her dedication.”
7. Sybil Ludington
This badass Colonial woman rode twice as far as Paul Revere to alert the Colonial forces that the British were coming. Yet, they don’t talk about her in schools.
Here are some more badass women from history:
Featured image via Twitter.
