Biographies

This inspiring series explores the lives of amazing women who have changed the world, from scientists and activists to writers and artists…

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She piloted many record-breaking flights, became an author, advised engineers, taught college students, and defended women’s rights.

Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, where she served for seven terms. She worked to improve the lives of children in need and was an outspoken champion of women’s rights…

Ida B. Wells was a groundbreaking journalist and civil rights activist in the decades after the Civil War…

Dolly Parton is an award-winning songwriter and entertainer, who released her first single when she was just thirteen years old…

Marie Curie was the brilliant, trailblazing scientist who discovered radium and coined the term radioactivity. She is the only woman ever awarded two Nobel Prizes–

Rosa Parks was the courageous thinker and leader known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement…