Malala Yousafzai, born in 1997 in Pakistn. An activist for female education and the youngest person to be a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. #femtober2021 #inktober2021 #malala
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: American lawyer and jurist (1933-2020) who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States for 27 years. She was a voice for women’s rights and became an icon for the feminist movement #femtober2021 #inktober2021 #notoriousrbg
Chien-Shiung Wu: Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist (1912-1997). She developed the Wu Experiment. She was given many nicknames like “First Lady of Physics”, “Chinese Madame Curie” and “Queen of Nuclear Research”. #femtober2021 #inktober2021
Hedy Lamarr: Austrian born, American Actress and Inventor (1914 - 2000). During World War II, she and composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system which was groundbreaking for the development of Bluetooth, GPS and Wi-Fi. #femtober2021 #inktober2021
Janis Joplin: American singer-songwriter (1943 - 1970) who sang rock, soul, and blues. During her short career she was celebrated for her powerful voice and electric stage presence. She died of a heroin overdose at only 27. #femtober2021 #inktober2021
Murasaki Shikibu, (c. 973 - c. 1014) a Japanese novelist and poet from the Heian Period. She wrote The Tale of Genji which is considered (one of) the first fictional novel(s). Her literary work influenced developing Japanese into a written language. #femtober2021 #inktober2021
Jane Austen: English novelist (1775 - 1817), famous for her use of biting irony, realism, humor and social commentary. She published 6 novels anonymously which was common for female writers at that time. #inktober2021 #femtober2021
