3. Florence Nightingale "The Lady with the Lamp“laid the foundation of professional nursing school in 1860 in London, the first secular nursing school in the world.
4. Marie Curie French scientist, pioneer in the field of radioactivity and the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry. She was also the first female professor at the University of Paris.
5. Helen Adams Keller The first deaf blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
6. IndiraPriyadarshini Gandhi India's only female prime minister till today, she remains the world's longest serving female Prime Minister as of 2011.
7. Maria Montessori Montessori known for the philosophy of education which bears her name. Montessori was the first female doctor in Italy.
8. Mother Teresa Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick & orphaned. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 Honored with Bharat Ratna, in 1980 for her humanitarian work.
9. Sarojini Naidu The Nightingale of India , the freedom fighter, and poet. The first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress
11. Oprah Winfrey Winfrey is television host of the highest-rated program of its kind in history. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century. She was once the world's only black billionaire. She is also ranked, the most influential woman in the world.
12. ValentinaVladimirovna Tereshkova The first woman in space. She performed various tests on herself to collect data on the female body's reaction to spaceflight.
13. Queen Rania of Jordan Honorary Chairperson for the UN Girls’ Education Initiative UNICEF's first Eminent Advocate for Children Message to Prince Health Foundation “Wish you the best in the event of celeberating 100th anniversary of International women’s day at BCM college in India and all your future endeavours”
14. KiranBedi IPS The first woman IPS Officer in India Founder of India Vision Foundation for prison reformation
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16. As the world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8th , PRINCE Health Foundation take a moment to salute all women! We salute the power and strength of women, Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow ! Being a woman is a matter of great pride!! Thank You
