Famous Women in History

Women have always played an important role in society and have greatly influenced history. Since ancient times women have been leaders of groups of people, maintained peace, inspired wars, made discoveries and changed the lives of others. To come up with a comprehensive list of all women that have shaped our world would be impossible, but here are some great names that should not be forgotten:

Cleopatra – A great leader who served as the last active pharaoh of Egypt.

Boudicca – As inspirational Briton leader who led several tribes in a revolution against the Romans.

Joan of Arc – She became France’s patron saint after leading France to victory at a young age of only 17.

Queen Isabella of Spain –  Patron to Christopher Columbus, her influence made his discovery of America possible.

Marie Curie – Discovered radioactivity and radium. She was the first woman to have won a Nobel Prize

Anne Frank – Hardly a woman yet, this young writer became the world’s most famous victim of the Holocaust. Her diary left one of the most complete accounts of what life was like for the Jews while hiding from the Germans.

Susan B. Anthony – The first woman to attempt to vote in the U.S. who was arrested for fighting for this right.

Mother Theresa – A global icon for helping the poor. Her Missionary of Charities organization helped thousands of people in Calcutta who were sick and dying.

Rosa Parks – Her refusal to give up a bus seat sparked protests in that finally led to the abolishment of racial segregation in America.

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Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams.

The first Twitter prototype, developed by Dorsey and contractor Florian Weber, was used as an internal service for Odeo employees and the full version was introduced publicly on July 15, 2006.

The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity. In 2012, more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day, and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion search queries per day. In 2013, it was one of the ten most-visited websites and has been described as "the SMS of the Internet". As of 2016, Twitter had more than 319 million monthly active users. On the day of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Twitter proved to be the largest source of breaking news, with 40 million election-related tweets sent by 10 p.m. (Eastern Time) that day.

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