Name women of history, that made an impact on the world for good or bad and were written in the history books all around the world. They can be living or dead. Include what they did or how they became famous or infamous lets see how many we can come up with. It can be anytime in history, past or present. They can be from any walk of life.
One per comment please.
Sacajawea; guide for Lewis and Clark expedition
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Jane Fonda-Anti Vietnam activist (publicly stated she thought USA was bobming Vietnams water system on purpose)
Ma Barker- outlaw, "Crime boss" over her family (during the Bonnie and Clyde days)
Josephine Baker-Risque dancer (she did that banana dance WOW!)
Donald - it is Maya Angelou and her poem was for Bill Clinton's 1st inauguration in 1993. It is called On The Pulse of Morning.
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Margaret Mead was a woman who blended knowledge and action. Time, in fact, named her "Mother of the World" in 1969. In the political realm she served as a diplomat, without a portfolio, to many presidents in the areas of ecology and nutrition. She also had a great deal of concern about the role of science and technology in world politics
Dr. Angelou has authored twelve best-selling books including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her current best-seller A Song Flung Up to Heaven.
In 1981, Dr. Angelou was appointed to a lifetime position as the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University.
In January 1993, she became only the second poet in U.S. History to have the honor of writing and reciting original work at the Presidential Inauguration.
gave her mother 40 whacks
when she saw what she had done
gave her father 41
Info taken from http://www.lkwdpl.org/WIHOHIO/figures.htm
Did someone already say Lady Godiva??LOL
She and her husband later moved to America, but she eventually returned to the home of her birth.