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famous women [animated pictures and text] [4]

famous women [animated pictures and text] [4]

  • Coco Chanel
    (1883–1971)

    French fashion designer. One
    of the most innovative fashion
    designers, Coco Chanel was
    instrumental in defining
    feminine style and dress
    during the 20th Century.
    Her ideas were revolutionary;
    in particular she often took
    traditionally male clothes
    and redesigned them for
    the benefit of women.

  • Eleanor Roosevelt
    (1884–1962)

    Wife and political aide of
    American president
    F.D.Roosevelt. In her own
    right Eleanor made a
    significant contribution to
    the field of human rights,
    a topic she campaigned
    upon throughout her life.
    As head of UN human
    rights commission she
    helped to draft the 1948
    UN declaration of human
    rights.

  • Margaret Sanger
    (1879-1966)

    Sanger was a leading pioneer
    in offering contraception
    and health care services to
    women. Controversial at the
    time, Sanger is credited
    with playing a leading role in
    legalising both contraception
    and publishing information
    about family planning. She
    founded the American Birth
    Control League and
    encouraged the development
    of the contraceptive pill.

  • Amelia Earhart
    (1897-1939)

    Amelia Mary Earhart was an
    American aviation pioneer and
    writer. Earhart was the first
    female aviator to fly solo
    across the Atlantic Ocean.
    On June 1, 1937, Earhart left
    Miami for her final flight. She
    hoped to become the first
    woman to circumnavigate the
    globe. Sadly, Amelia would
    never complete this flight.
    On July 2, her radio lost
    contact and a rescue attempt
    began immediately. Although
    it became the most extensive
    air and sea search in naval
    history, Amelia was never found.

  • Rachel Carson
    (1907–1964)

    American conservationist. Rachel
    Carson was a pioneering
    environmentalist. Her work,
    Silent Spring (1962) highlighted
    the dangers of unregulated
    pesticide use. It played an
    important role in creating
    the modern ecological movement.











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