Billie Jean King
(1943– )
American tennis player.
Billie Jean King was one
of the greatest female
tennis champions, who
also battled for equal
pay for women. She
won 67 professional
titles including 20 at
Wimbledon.
Benazir Bhutto
(1953–2007)
The first female prime
minister of a Muslim
country. She helped to
move Pakistan from a
dictatorship to democracy,
becoming Prime Minister
in 1988. She sought to
implement social reforms,
in particular helping
women and the poor.
She was assassinated
in 2007.
J.K.Rowling
(1965– )
British author of the
phenomenal best selling
Harry Potter series.
The volume of sales
was so high, it has
been credited with
leading a revival of
reading by children.
She wrote the first
book as a single
mother, struggling to
make ends meet, but
her writing led to her
great success.
Malala Yousafzai
(1997– )
Pakistani schoolgirl who
defied threats of the
Taliban to campaign for
the right to education.
She survived being shot
in the head by the Taliban
and has become a global
advocate for women’s
rights, especially the
right to education.
Greta Thunberg
(2003 – )
Swedish schoolgirl who
has become a global
leader for environmental
issues and leading
protests against global
warming. Thunberg has
spoken at events across
the world – making it
clear we face a real
environmental crisis
unless we make wholesale
changes to the way we
live.
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