Women’s History Month Facts
Susan B. Anthony was an active campaigner against slavery and for the promotion of women’s and workers’ rights.
Women’s History Month Facts
Eleanor Roosevelt was head of the human rights commission which drafted the 1948 declaration of Human Rights.
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.