Memory INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAYVersion en ligne TO LEARN ABOUT IMPORTANT WOMEN IN HISTORY par ENGLISHCLUB21 ENGLISHCLUB21 Yoko Ono Rosa Parks Emmeline Pankhurst She was a chemist who worked on building an understanding of our DNA (the genetic code that makes us all who we are). She is a performer who actively supports peace in the world. She taught us that we can use our voice to say what is right. She lost her sight and hearing when she was only one year old. She went on to get a university degree. Thanks to her, Braille became a communication system used all around the world from 1932. She was the leader of the suffragette movement which fought for women in Britain to be allowed to vote and run for election. She taught us that women can be strong in standing up for what they believe in. Now all women and men aged 18 and over can vote in the United Kingdom. Helen Keller Rosalind Franklin Kathrine Switzer She was the first female to fly a plane alone over the Atlantic Ocean. She was a black woman who lived in America a long time ago, refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. Amelia Earhart She wrote a blog about the Taliban, a group of religious people. Someone tried to kill Malala because of this but she survived and carried on speaking about women’s lives in her country. She is teaching the world to speak out about what is right and what is happening in the world so that changes can begin to happen. Malala Yousafzai In 1967 She ran the Boston Marathon. At that time women were not allowed to run the Boston Marathon