March 8 is International Women's Day (US has its equivalent on the 26th of August) which celebrates the struggle for women's rights. Throughout history, many strong women had to rise against the odds and fight for their dreams and passions, equality and solidarity among men. Their bravery contributed to shaping today's world, and has to be remembered.
Bored Panda has made a list of badass women who did their part to make the world a better place. Scroll down to vote for your favorite heroes, and upload new ones if we missed them!
#21 Florence Nightingale - 1st Nurse To Teach Basic Sanitation Between Patients
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#22 Ftima El Fihria The Founder Of The First University In The World - Fes, Morocco
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#23 Nadia Comaneci - The First Women To Score A Perfect 10 In Gymnastics At The Olympic Games
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#24 Women Of The 1975 Icelandic Women's Strike, Kvennafrídagurinn, When 90% Of The Female Population Of Iceland Went On Strike To “demonstrate The Indispensable Work Of Women For Iceland’s Economy And Society”
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#25 Komako Kimura, A Prominent Japanese Suffragist Marched On Fifth Avenue In New York City Demanding The Right To Vote (27 October, 1917)
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#26 Marina Ginestà Was A French Veteran Of The Spanish Civil War. This Is Her Most Famous Picture At The Top Of Hotel Colón In Barcelona (21 July, 1936)
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#27 Harriet Tubman, Who Helped Slaves Escape Via The Underground Railroad.
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#28 Yusra Mardini Syrian Teenage Refugee Who Swam For Hours In The Sea Pushing A Sinking Boat With Other Refugees To Safety
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#29 Ana Aslan (Romania) - She Is Considered To Be A Pioneer Of Gerontology And Geriatrics
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#30 Taramon Bibi Is One Of The Two Female Freedom Fighters In Bangladesh
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#31 Mileva Maric, Serbian Physicist, Einsteins Wife. Worthy "His" Nobel Prize
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#32 Ellen O'neal, One Of The Greatests Female Freestyle Skateboarders In The World (1970)
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#33 Coretta Scott King. American Author, Activist, Civil Rights Leader, And The Wife Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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#34 Smaranda Brăescu, Romanian parachuting Pioneer, Former Multiple World Record Holder (1932)
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#35 Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm. American Politician, Educator, And Author. In 1968, She Became The First African American Woman Elected To The United States Congress. She Served 7 Terms And Ran For The Democratic Party Nomination For Potus In 1972.
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#37 Angela Davis (1944), American Political Activist, Scholar, Author & Feminist
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#38 Rita Levi-Montalcini - Italian Nobel Laureate Honoured For Her Work In Neurobiology
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#39 Bertha Von Suttner - First Woman Peace Activist And First Woman To Be Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
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#40 Jeanne Manford With Her Son Morty, Foreground, Marching In The New York City Gay Pride Parade (1972)
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