1. La Pasionaria - statue of Dolores Ibárruri in Glasgow
4. Ishbel McFarlane - theatre maker and Scots language champion
5. Katherine Johnson (Hidden Figures) - 20th century African American mathematician for NASA
6. Ellie Simmonds - British paralympic champion swimmer
7. Helen Keller - turn of the 19th / 20th century deaf blind activist and communicator
8. The Brontë sisters - 19th century writers of literary masterpieces
9. Chelsea Manning - trans former soldier involved with exposing war crimes
11. Mother Teresa - 20th century Catholic humanitarian
12. Malala - Pakistani activist for female education, shot by the Taliban
15. Maya Angelou - 20th century Africa American civil rights activist, poet and author
16. Mulan - 6th century Chinese warrior
17. Beatrix Potter - 19th - 20th century English author and illustrator
18. Alison Lapper - 21st century disabled artist
19. Emma Rice - 21st theatre director and artistic director of the Globe theatre
20. Mae West - 20th century Hollywood icon and sex symbol
21. FGM (female genital mutilation) - raising awareness of the issue
23. Young Dutch diarist and holocaust victim
24. Sara Losh - 19th century Cumbrian architect
25. Helen Sharman - first Briton in space
26. Rosa Parks - 20th century African American civil rights activist
27. Marie Curie - French Polish chemist working in radiology
28. Witch Trials - historical (and also present day) persecution of women as witches
29. Mary Barbour - Scottish wartime protestor and magistrate
30. Serena and Venus Williams - African American champion tennis players and sisters
31. Michelle Obama - 21st century lawyer, activist, first lady
32. Jane Goodall - primate expert and conservationist
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