2. Jessica Watson
● She was born in Queensland,
Australia in 1993
● She sailed around the world, by
herself, when she was 16
● She also competes in sailing races
● She has written two books about her
adventures.
● This year, Netflix has just released
“True Spirit”, a film based on the
true story of Jessica Watson.
3. Marie Curie
● She was born in Poland in 1867.
● She was a physicist and chemist
who worked with x-rays and
radiation
● She was the first woman to earn
the Nobel prize and the only
person to win in two sciences
● She was the first female professor
at the University of Paris
4. Frida Kahlo
● She was born in Mexico in 1907
● She was a Mexican artist who painted
many portraits, self-portraits and
Mexican folk art
● She wanted to be a doctor, but was in
an accident and couldn’t go to
university so she became a painter
● She was the first Mexican artist to
have a painting at the Louvre in Paris
5. Malala Yousafzai
● She was born in Pakistan in 1997
● She is an activist for female education
● She is the youngest person to ever
receive the Nobel prize (she was 17)
● When she was 15, she was shot in
the head by the Taliban because of
her activism
● When she was 16, she wrote a best-
selling book about her life
6. Mae Jemison
• She was born in Alabama (USA) in 1956
• She is an engineer, doctor, and astronaut
• She is the first African-American woman
to go into space
• She is a professor and runs a technology
company
• She is also a dancer, a writer, and has
been on television (Star Trek)
7. Maruja Mallo
● She was born in Viveiro,
Spain, in 1902
● She was a surrealist
painter and artist.
● She is considered an artist
of the Generation of 1927,
group that included poets
and artists like Salvador
Dalí, Buñuel and Federico
García Lorca.
8. Concepcion Arenal
● She was born in 1820 in Ferrol, Spain
● She was a Spanish writer and activist
● She was the first woman in Spain to attend
university
● She was also a pioneer and founder of the
feminist movement in Spain
9. Ada Lovelace
● She was born in London
(England) in 1815.
● She was a mathematician and
writer.
● Some people say she was the
first computer programmer.
● She worked closely with
Charles Babbage, the “father
of computers”.
10. Wangari Maathai
● She was born in 1940 in Kenya
● She was an environmental activist
● In 1977, Maathai founded the Green
Belt Movement, an NGO focused on
planting trees, environmental
conservation, and women's rights
● She was the first African woman to
receive the Nobel prize
11. J.K. Rowling
● She was born in England in 1965
● She is an English writer known for
the Harry Potter series – the best-
selling book series of all time
● She is the first person to become a
billionaire from writing
● She is no longer a billionaire because
she gave a lot of money to charity
12. JANE GOODALL
● She was born in England in 1934
● She is an ethologist and
conservationist.
BEST KNOWN FOR:
● Dedicating her life to the study and
protection of chimpanzees.
● She discovered that chimpanzees
could make and use tools. She also
found out that they express human
emotions.
13. Hedy Lamarr
● She was born in Austria in 1914.
● She was a famous actress in Hollywood.
● She was also a brilliant inventor. She
invented the technology that would one
day form the basis for today’s WiFi,
GPS, and Bluetooth communication
systems.
● She died in 2010. In 2014, she was
inducted into the National Inventors Hall
of Fame.
