The first female self-made American millionaire earned her fortune by inventing a line of cosmetics and hair care products - making her one of America's first DIY beauty influencers!

She refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and from there sparked a national civil rights movement for racial equality.

Ancient Egypt’s last great ruler, the Queen of Kings, famous for her beauty, marriages, cunning, and death.

A Nobel prize (two) winning scientist who discovered two elements on the periodic table and who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.

She was not just a dancer and singer, but also a decorated WWII spy, a civil rights activist, and an adopted mother of 12.

Countess, mathematician, and daughter of a poet who became "Mother of Modern Software" when she wrote the world’s first computer program in the 1840's.

Austrian-American movie star and self-taught inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today's WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems.

Though she is only 18 years old, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is a popular face of youth activism regarding

As an American mathematician, she made important contributions to the United States space program during her career at NASA.

You may have seen her story in the film "Hidden Figures."