Women’s History Month Facts
Mother Teresa won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with the poor, sick, dying, and orphaned.
Women’s History Month Facts
Queen Elizabeth I is most famous for leading her army in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school girl who stood up to the Taliban and defended her right to an education. She is the youngest ever Nobel Peace prize laureate.
Women’s History Month Facts
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake after her heroic involvement in the Hundred Years of War. Due to her efforts she is now France’s second patron.
Women’s History Month Facts
Marie Curie became the first person ever to have been given two Nobel Prizes in separate categories. Mary Wollstonecraft wrote a significant book in the early feminist movement. Her book laid a very clear framework for extending political and human rights to women.
Women’s History Month Facts
Florence Nightingale was one of the first women to work in a wartime hospital. She pushed army officials for more sanitary conditions.