Let's celebrate amazing women - today and everyday!

Writer, philosopher, feminist and advocate of women's rights and education.

“I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.”

Social reformer, statistician, and the founder of modern nursing.

“I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.”

Political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote.

“You must make women count as much as men; you must have an equal standard of morals; and the only way to enforce that is through giving women political power so that you can get that equal moral standard registered in the laws of the country. It is the only way.”

Sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. Annie’s amazing talent first came to light at 15 years old, when she won a shooting match, against travelling-show marksman.

“Aim at a high mark and you'll hit it. No, not the first time, nor the second time. Maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect.”

Writer, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist.

“Most people, after one success, are so cringingly afraid of doing less well that they rub all the edge off their subsequent work.”

Physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. Jointly with her husband, Pierre, and Henri Becquerel, Marie was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their combined, though separate, work on radioactivity.

“Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it.”

Author, palaeobotanist, campaigner for eugenics and women's rights, pioneer of the family planning movement.

“You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen. But if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul's own doing.”

Author, political activist, and lecturer. Helen was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.

“Life is either a great adventure or nothing.”

Fashion designer, businesswoman and founder of Chanel brand.

“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”

Politician, diplomat, activist and longest-serving First Lady of the United States.

“You must do the things you think you cannot do.”

Writer and creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple.

“Very few of us are what we seem.”

Author and aviation pioneer. Amelia was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment.

“Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done.”

Computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral.

“A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.”

Civil Rights Movement Activist. Although not the first person to refuse to give up her bus seat in the “colored section" to a white passenger, she was deemed to be the best candidate to see through the court proceedings. She became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation.

“Each person must live their life as a model for others.”

Stateswoman and central figure of the Indian National Congress. Indira was the first and, to date, the only female Prime Minister of India.

“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.”

First female publisher of a major American newspaper.

“To love what you do and feel that it matters how could anything be more fun?”

Chemist and X-ray crystallographer who made contributions to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite.

“Science, for me, gives a partial explanation for life. In so far as it goes, it is based on fact, experience and experiment.“

Stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

“Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the high road to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.”

The Queen has ruled for longer than any other Monarch in British history.

“It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.”

Poet, singer, memoirist and civil rights activist.

“I am a Woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal Woman,
that’s me.”

Diarist and Holocaust victim.

“No one has ever become poor by giving.”

Actress, model, dancer and humanitarian

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!”

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.

“The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.”

Novelist, essayist, editor, teacher, and professor emeritus at Princeton University. Toni won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award in 1988.

”You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”

Fashion designer and fashion icon.

“Risk it, go for it. Life always gives you another chance, another go at it. It's very important to take enormous risks.”