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Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman: Moses of her people

Earhart travelled the 2,000 miles from Newfoundland to Ireland in a little less than 15 hours © Getty Images

Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

Ada Lovelace, the computing pioneer © Getty Images

Ada Lovelace, the computing pioneer

Eleanor of Aquitaine, king-maker and king-breaker © Getty Images

Eleanor of Aquitaine, king-maker and king-breaker

Edith Cavell, the WWI nurse who became a symbol of peace © Getty Images

Edith Cavell, the WWI nurse who became a symbol of peace

Emmeline Pankhurst: Mother of the Vote © Getty Images

Emmeline Pankhurst, mother of the vote

The Empress from the Brothel © Public Domain

The Empress from the Brothel

When the first woman went to space © Getty Images

When the first woman went to space

What did a lady-in-waiting actually do? (Public Domain)

What did a lady-in-waiting actually do?

Five facts about Barbie through the ages (public domain)

Five facts about Barbie through the ages

Who invented the bra? © Getty Images

Who invented the bra?

Could women in Ancient Rome hold any power? © Mary Evans Picture Library

Could women in Ancient Rome hold any power?