5 women who changed the world and to whom we are truly grateful
In a world where we have depended in many areas, only on men, for a long time, there have been women and even today there are, who have revolutionized history. These women have taken a step to honor, not only the female gender , but to leave their mark on the history of humanity.
We still have to defend ourselves for the sole reason of being women, yes, and we are still trying to pass on respect for women to the next generations. It is still difficult for us to report the violence we have suffered, and to believe in our potential. The culture behind us has been less rosy than we would have hoped, and the road is still uphill. However, we remain strong, proud and ready to recognize those women who have left a mark, as well as these in video, see:
1. Marie Curie, science
Lived between 1867 and 1934, Marie Curie is unanimously considered the first (and perhaps the most important) female scientist in history, with two Nobel Prize winners. Engaged in the field of physics and chemistry, specifically radioactive substances. Studies that led her to become, in 1908, the first female teacher of the famous French Sorbonne University. He was the first person in history to win two Nobel Prizes, in two different fields. A true revolutionary.
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2. Avoid Peron, politics
Died at the age of 33 of a tumor, Eva Peròn is still today one of the most famous women on the world political scene of the twentieth century. In Argentina, where she was born and lived, she was not only a famous and beloved actress, but also revered for her commitment to the workers and the poor. His name is inextricably linked to that of President Juan Domingo Perón. One of his most famous battles is the one that led to the recognition of the equality of political and civil rights between men and women.
3. Coco Chanel, fashion
Science and politics are not everything. There are inventions that change the concept of style and elegance forever: Coco Chanel was this and much more. Coco Chanel, designer who, with her work, has revolutionized the concept of femininity, meanwhile founding one of the most important and loved brands in the world: Chanel.
Today still an indisputable brand of elegance and absolute femininity. In the 1920s, Chanel launched the short hair fashion, by pure chance, having accidentally burned her hair on a stove. After a short time, fashionable young women imitated her cut. Chanel N.5 is still the best-selling perfume in the world ... all thanks to the Godmother of Elegance.
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4. Simone de Beauvoir, feminist literature
Considered a theorist and one of the most important mothers of feminism, Simone de Beauvoir, companion for almost the entire life of the existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, with whom she shared her life. She was a writer, essayist, philosopher and teacher, but above all she fought for women's rights: "The second sex" is one of her most famous and well-known works. The seventies see her fervently at the forefront of various causes: abortion, Chile, women (she is president of the Choisir association and the League of Women's Rights).
5. Sara Simeoni, sport
Sara Simeoni was world record holder in high jump in 1978. In a world dominated by men, she too managed to pave the way for women who would come later. In 2014 she was elected "Athlete of the Centenary", she was fourteen times Italian champion, she held the record for 36 years, until 2007, when she was overtaken by Antonietta Di Martino.
And did you know that Italian women have also made the history of Italy? Look a little below:
