Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes in two different fields till date.

Oakley was a key influence in creation of the image of the American cowgirl, providing substantial evidence that women are as capable as men.

She was left to die in the sun when she was born. She was assassinated at least twice by the Taliban. And now, she is one among the favourite nominees for Nobel Peace Prize this year! Meet this woman: Fawzia Koofi!

“She would say that the more often you put them on stage, the more normal it would eventually be.”

A woman who shone despite being a black during the roughest times, Christiane Eda-Pierre was a star: literally and metaphorically!