Helen of Anjou
1236-1314

Queen consort of the Serbian Kingdom who built a school for girls.

Olympe de Gouges
1748-1793

French playwright who openly criticized the slave trade.

Mary Wollenstonecraft
1759-1797

English writer and advocate of Women’s Rights.

Fannie Lou Hamer
1917-1977

Voting Rights Activist who was arrested, beaten and thrown into jail when she tried to register to vote in 1962.

Masih Alinejad

Author of The Wind in My Hair. My Fight for Human Rights in Modern Iran.

Supreme Court Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Has fought for gender quality her entire career.

Greta Thunberg

12 year old Swedish climate change activist who started a revolution with her “School Strikes for Climate Change”.

Sonita Alizadeh

Afghan songwriter/rapper who was once a child bride for sale in Iran. She is known for her human rights work against child marriage.