20 strong women who changed the course of history

1. A fighter for the rights of sex minorities, 1972
2. Leading software developer, 1969
3. Wife of a German soldier, 1944
4. Great woman, late 1800s
5. NASA astronaut, 1980s
6. Female United States Marine Corps, August 1918
7. Female pilots, 1941-1945
8. Women without prejudice, 1937
9. A woman survivor of a concentration camp, 1985
10. Suffragette, 1917
11. Women's Mutual Aid, 1941
12. Tattoo artist USA, 1907
13. Young participant in the French resistance, August 19, 1944
14. Female pilot, 1936
15. Champion of the Boston Marathon, 1967
16. Afghan women, 1960s
17. Bold Model, 1907
18. Women's League, 10 March 1950
19. The keeper of the hearth, 1990
20. Women's boxing, 1933

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This is not a post in defense of feminism, this is a post of admiration for women. Especially those who, thanks to their inner qualities, made their seemingly small contribution to the history of mankind.

1. A fighter for the rights of sex minorities, 1972

Gianne Manford, the founder of Lesbian and Gay Parents, Families and Friends, walks alongside her gay son during a gay pride parade

2. Leading software developer, 1969

Margaret Hamilton, Lead Software Developer for the Apollo Project

3. Wife of a German soldier, 1944

The Dutch woman refused to leave her husband, a German soldier, after he was taken prisoner

4. Great woman, late 1800s

5. NASA astronaut, 1980s

Anna Fisher is the "first mother in space."

6. Female United States Marine Corps, August 1918

One of the first women to join the Marine Corps

7. Female pilots, 1941-1945

Female pilots just got off their B-17 planes

8. Women without prejudice, 1937

The two girls first appeared in public with bare legs in Toronto

9. A woman survivor of a concentration camp, 1985

A Swedish survivor of a concentration camp beats a neo-Nazi with a bag

10. Suffragette, 1917

The suffragette protests after the "Night of Terror"

11. Women's Mutual Aid, 1941

A Muslim woman covers the yellow star of her Jewish neighbor with a veil so that no one can see her

12. Tattoo artist USA, 1907

Maud Wagner is the first well-known female tattoo artist in the United States

13. Young participant in the French resistance, August 19, 1944

18-year-old French resistance fighter Simone Segouin during the liberation of Paris

14. Female pilot, 1936

21-year-old Sarla Thakral is the first Indian woman to receive a pilot's license

15. Champion of the Boston Marathon, 1967

Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, despite attempts by the organizer to stop her

16. Afghan women, 1960s

Afghan women in a public library before the Taliban seized power

17. Bold Model, 1907

Annette Kellerman poses in a swimsuit for which she was arrested on obscenity charges

18. Women's League, 10 March 1950

19. The keeper of the hearth, 1990

A 106-year-old Armenian woman guards her home with an AK-47 assault rifle

20. Women's boxing, 1933

Girls boxing on a rooftop in Los Angeles

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