Women in History

"The potential for greatness lives within each of us."

• Malala Yousafzai

• Wilma Rudolph

• Pocahontas

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Daughter to the chief of the Powhatan tribe.

• Marie Curie

• Wilma Rudolph

• Pocahontas

• Malala Yousafzai

"All I want is an education and I am afraid of no one."

• Malala Yousafzai

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver

• Pocahontas

• Marie Curie

She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, twice.

• Pocahontas

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver

• Marie Curie

• Wilma Rudolph

In 2012, the Taliban tried to silence her words by shooting her.

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver

• Malala Yousafzai

• Marie Curie

• Wilma Rudolph

"Looks fade. Brains don't."

• Pochahontas

• Malala Yousafzai

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver

• Marie Curie

In 1968, she began the Special Olympics, an athletic event for people with special needs to compete.

• Pocahontas

• Marie Curie

• Wilma Rudolph

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver

She was known as the "World's Fastest Runner".

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver

• Wilma Rudolph

• Marie Curie

• Malala Yousafzai

She saved the life of colonist John Smith.

• Marie Curie

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver

• Pocahontas

• Wilma Rudolph

She discovered two brand new elements she named polonium and radium.

• Marie Curie

• Pocahontas

• Wilma Rudolph

• Malala Yousafzai