Since
the beginning of time, women have left their mark on the world, at times
changing the course of history and at other times influencing small but
significant spheres of life.
Women
Who Changed the World introduces
you to 300 remarkable women and their contributions that have endured through
the ages.
Biographies
That Inspire
Meet
the artists, the competitors, the leaders, the performers, and the writers. This
impressive list includes Susan B. Anthony, Cleopatra, Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Indira Gandhi, Joan of Arc, Helen Keller, Madonna, Toni Morrison, Beatrix
Potter, Eleanor Roosevelt, Oprah Winfrey, and many more.
Pivotal
Women’s Topics
From
suffrage to feminism to the women’s movement, learn how these issues have
evolved over time and what their impact has been on politics, the economy, and
society.
In
Their Own Words
Read
essays, speeches, and other works by these accomplished women, including poems
by Emily Dickinson, Maria Montessori’s theory on education, former president
of Ireland Mary Robinson’s comments on children and human rights, and Florence
Nightingale’s Notes on
Nursing.
Multimedia
and Learning Activities
View
video clips that capture key moments in women’s history, take quizzes that
test your knowledge.
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