Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World: 1

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To mark International Women's Day and Women's History Month, we asked our Girlguiding members: 'What do you like about being a girl?'. Directed by Amy Hodge, this is a high-voltage show with great charisma. The songs are full of clever wit (lyrics by Bush and Miranda Cooper) and the pop beat gets all our feet tapping (music by Cooper and Jennifer Decilveo), while there is the added headiness of strobe lights (designed by Zoe Spurr), witty choreography (by Danielle Lecointe), and a live three-piece band who sit above the stage in luminous cubicles. Baroness Barran was appointed the UK’s Minister for Civil Society in 2019, and is responsible for policy related to the Office for Civil Society. She is the founder and former chief executive of SafeLives, a national charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse. There may be pleasure in being whirled around the country by your friends and relatives, or in a car driven by your chauffeur; but the real, the intense pleasure, the actual realisation of the pastime comes only when you drive your own car.” 45. Coco Chanel

The Princess of Wales’ bold independence, daring fashion, and close bond with her sons made her a beloved member of the royal family. She also spoke openly about mental health and HIV awareness and continued to support several charities after her 1992 separation from then- Prince Charles. Five years later, she died in a car crash at age 36. While walking her dog Tray on the Blue Lias cliffs near her home, she collected her first fossils, worried they’d be lost to the tide. During her career, she discovered various dinosaur skeletons and fish fossils, and went on to consult in global geographical circles – and she is widely believed to have been the inspiration behind the well-known tongue-twister ‘She sells seashells on the sea shore’. Your class will read the statements and decide whether they are true or false using the information. Women should feel empowered to step out of their homes and raise their voice, especially against injustice. If they don't leave their homes, how will they showcase their strength?

16. Rosalind Franklin (1920-58)

Waad al-Kateab is a Syrian activist, journalist and award-winning film-maker who has received numerous accolades (including an Emmy) for her news reports in Aleppo. In 2020 her first feature, For Sama, won the Bafta award for best documentary, and was nominated for the Academy Award for best documentary feature. A scientist trained in microbiology, biochemistry, molecular virology and vaccinology, Sarah has been working to develop vaccines against emerging diseases since 2014.

Nisreen is a public health doctor and academic in the UK who researches the health and wellbeing of women and children, focusing on pregnancy. The world has changed a lot in 2020. With change comes opportunity for progress. Everyone should be allowed to live with equal dignity and freedom. We must continue to inspire the next generation of young women and men.She was the second ever female publisher of a major American newspaper, received the Pulitzer Prize for her 1997 memoir Personal History and in 2002 was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. 16. Rosalind Franklin (1920-58) This is a true or false activity linked to Mary Anning in the book Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World. We probably feel frustrated and dissatisfied. That doesn’t have to remain a negative. We can turn it into a positive by allowing our dissatisfaction to give birth to the change we want to see.

This activity focuses on the section linked to Agent Fifi or otherwise known by her real name Marie Christine Chilver. All three disruptive platforms are united by the common purpose of empowering under-represented communities. She is also knowledge director of Dragonfly360, a regional platform that campaigns for gender equality in Asia, and is writing a series of children’s books on safety, rights and respectful relationships. Despite all this, as a woman she was not eligible to join the Geographical Society of London and she did not receive full credit for her accomplishments. 6. Mary Seacole (1805-81) Give me a lighter, I’m going to burn this. May these clothes they forced us to wear be damned,” one woman screamed. 23. Antonia NovelloIt is through art that we will prevail and we will endure. It lives on after us and defines us as people.” — Rita Moreno 27. Miep Gies The world has changed a lot in 2020. There is an urgent call for the unity of women around the world – many experience domestic violence, rape, FGM and more. With unity, women can demand justice.