Amazing achievements by women every year for the last 50 years

It is the big ladies and first women who have defined the last half-century.


Women won theVoting right in 1920, the right ofserve alongside men in the army in 1948, and theright to equal pay in 1963And the last 50 years have been just as influential with respect to the achievements made by women. Since 1969, women have launched in space, released some of the most popular music of all time and makes sustainable impacts on political and judicial systems around the world. In honor of most extraordinary women in history, we have rounded some of the amazing women's achievements have made each year over the last five decades.

1969: Ivy League schools are starting to accept students

Pictured here is a view of Bingham Hall on the old campus of Yale University on an autumn day. Yale is a prestigious Ivy League university dating back to the 1700's.
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Before 1969, women are not allowed to attend the universities of Ivy League. Both Yale and Princeton were theFirst institutions of Ivy League to accept women In the fall of 1969, Dartmouth did not accept women until 1972, while the latest Ivy League man, Columbia,did not accept women until 1983.

1970: Betty Friedan leads the strike for March Equality of Women

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As one of the figures of prow of the second wave of American feminism,Betty Friedan makes a lot of progress for women in the 1960s and 70s. And the 50th anniversary of women's voting rights, she organized andleads the strike for women's equality to "raise awareness of discrimination between men and women. " Thishas been reported That tens of thousands of American women have come to light to give up "their husbands, offices, writing machines, and their waiting stations" to walk in big cities.

1971: Gloria Steinem and Patricia Carabine CreateM / s.

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M / s. is aThe American feminist magazine which appeared in 1971 as an insert innew York magazine. As the original idea ofGloria Steinem andPatricia Carbine(Among other foreground feminists), the publication of this document has been published at a time when most commercially marketed magazines have made advice on the sexist traditional and female roles in terms of "finding a husband, save the Weddings, raising babies, or using right cosmetics ". The paper sold throughout the country in virtually a week and has since become its own stable magazine.

1972: Katharine Graham is named the first Woman Chief Executive Officer 500

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Katharine Graham made the story after inheritedThe Washington Post from his father,Eugene MeyerAnd assumed the presidency after the death of his husband in 1963. After led paper through pivotal times, including the publication of Pentagon documents and to break the Watergate scandal, Grahamsucceeded as the Chief Executive Officer From Washington Post Company, who makes her the first CEO woman of Fortune 500 company.

1973: Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes"

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Back in the 70s, women's sport were still treated like less, but the tennis playerBillie Jean King sought to bridge the gap between the sexes in this revolutionary match. male tennis playerBobby Riggs Attracted a great deal of media attention to "slamming the quality of female tennis and demanding to deal with his best players. The king has accepted aWinner-Take-all match, And more than 30,000 people came to look king to prove themselves by beating Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes. In fact, this extraordinary story is said, as still seen today in the movie 2017Gender battle, featuringEmma Stone andSteve Carell.

1974: Isabel Martínez de Perón becomes the first president woman in the world

FBD0RK 1973 - Isabel Peron on way to follow the steps of ''Evita''. Buenos Aires, June 26th, 1973: Again the modest and poor people of Argentina will have thei ''angel'' as it will be again the wife of ex President Peron, Mrs. Isabel Martinez de Peron who promised to continue the work of Eva Peron heading the ''Fundacion'' Eva Peron where all the problems of the poors will find a solution. Here is Isabel leaving for the first time to the ministry of welfare where she will work very soon in her new job. © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News
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Like her husband, then president of Argentina,Juan Perón, Was dying of heart disease, womanIsabel Martinez de Peron waslent oath as a leader of the South American country in 1975. This does not only make him the first head of state in the Western hemisphere, but also thefirst woman president in the whole world.

1975: Sharon crews becomes the first African woman presenter of the American television weather

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After going to school in North Carolina,Sharon crews look forMake the story with WGPR-TVThe world is the first television channel and operating in black belonging. In 1975, the studio began in Detroit, Michigan, and Bush was named the first african american woman weather anchor on American television.

1976: Barbara Walters becomes the first night network new women anchor

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At a time when three large ABC networks, CBS, NBC and supplied the backbone of most of America's information,Barbara Walters made history. In 1976, Walters was hired by ABC Evening for the modest sum of $ 1 million a year to serve the first woman to anchor a televised newspaper every night. And at a press conference centered on why she was paid so hard for a woman at the time,VarietyReported that Walters "refused to condemn to take the fees that was offered," paving a way for shameless women in the workplace.

1977: Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman in the race at Indianapolis 500

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Janet Guthrie has been called A "Trailblazer for women in motorsport. Even if she worked as a Research and Development Engineer at the Republic Aviation, Guthrie bought a Jaguar XK120 M 1953 coupe, the car that triggered his passion for the race. She started the race in the sports car of the American pilot school club and was the full-time race in 1972. And in 1977, she became the first woman to qualify and support competition in One of the biggest events, the Indianapolis 500 race.

1978: Mary Clarke becomes the first woman promoted Major General in the US Army

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Mary Clarke was the first woman forever reaching the rank of Major General in the US military in 1978. She first enlisted in the corps of women women at age 20, just before the end ofThe Second World War, according toArmy site. Before making history, Clarke has been director of the female corps of the army for three years until the service has been dissolved and women have been integrated into the classical armed forces.

At the time she retired in 1981, Clarke had served in the US military for 36 years, the longest service of any woman at the time, according to theExhibition "Merit Women" of the New York State Senate.

1979: Susan B. Anthony becomes the first wife honored on a US coin

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militant of women's rightsSusan B. Anthony Was the first woman to appear on a coin in American circulation in 1979.President Jimmy Carter signed theSusan B. Anthony Dollar Corner Law in law in 1978, and coins were struck the following year, replacing dollar coins featuring the oldPresident Dwight D. Eisenhower. The honor came more than 70 years after Anthony's death.

1980: Week of Women's History is officially recognized

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Before there was a whole month spent on the history of women, women fight to get a week of recognition. The first week of the history of unofficial women was celebrated in 1978 byA SCHOOL DISTRICT In Sonoma, California.

Following many unofficial celebrations and lobbying led by theNational Women's History ProjectJimmy Carter posted apresidential proclamation In 1980 to officially recognize the week of March 8 as the Week of Women's History. In 1987, the proclamation was amended to designate the month of March months of women's history.

nineteen eighty one: Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first wife of the Supreme Court of Justice

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SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR graduated from the Stanford Law School in 1952 and served on ArizonaDeputy Attorney General until 1969. After years of work as a senator of the State and a judge, O'Connor was appointed to the Supreme Court byPresident Ronald ReaganIn 1981. He had been101 Judges named at the court before her-all men. O'Connor has served until retiring in 2006.

1982: Alice Walker becomes the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

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In 1982,Alice Walker publishedPurple colorOne of the most influential works of modern literary history. The novel quickly became a bestseller, and Walker won thePULITZER PRIZES FOR FICTION, Thus becoming the first black woman to win the prestigious honor. Since his exit, the book has sold more than five million copies and has been transformed into a film bySteven SpielbergAs well as a success of Broadway Musical.

1983: Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space

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To roll Was chosen as a candidate astronaut by NASA in 1978, the same year, she earned him a PhD in Stanford University. He was also the first year of NASA had accepted women in its class. In 1979, Tour had completed his astronaut formation and was eligible for an assignment, according toNasa.

In 1983, she wasDelegate for the STS-7 Mission On the Challenger spatial shuttle. When he launched in the Stratosphere on April 4, 1983, Tour became the first American woman to go into space. (TheFirst woman in space was Russian cosmonautValentina Terechkova In 1963.)

1984: Joan Benoit wins First Women's Olympic Marathon

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Until 1984, the Olympic Games are not a female marathon event. Themale maramhonHowever, had been introduced since 1896. Some 90 years later, took place the first women's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The race consisted of 50 competitors from 28 countries, but it wasJoan Benoit whofinish, Winning a gold medal for the United States in the historical event.

1985:Penny Harrington becomes the first leader of the female police of a large American city

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Penny Harrington1985 appointment asChief of the Portland Police Office made his first woman to lead a large police department in the United States.

Harrington launched his police career in 1964, nearly 20 years before becoming a leader. Unfortunately, she was pushed from her role after only 18 months. But Harrington continued to create theNational Center for Women and Maintaining OrderAn organization dedicated to bring more women in the police force and help them promote promotions.

1986: Ann Bancroft becomes the first woman to complement a hike at the North Pole

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At the age of 29,Ann BancroftDe Scandia, Minnesota became the first woman to completeAn expedition to the North Pole 1986. To travel only to be dragged and foot, the trip took him 56 days for the competition.

Seven years later, Bancroft led aWife shipping At the South Pole, making its first woman to make shipments to the northand South poles. And in 2001, she became one of the first women to cross Antarctica with her trekking partner.Liv Arneen.

1987: Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman induced in the renowned hall of Rock & Rock

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Two decades after the release of his 1967 album,I have never loved a man like I love you,Aretha Franklin became the first woman to be induned in theRock & Roll Fame Temple In 1987. On 15 inductaneous, the "Queen of the Soul" was the only woman tohonor that year and the only interpreter of the solo woman to honor untilLaven Baker In 1991.

1988: Shawna Robinson becomes the first woman to win a breed sanctioned by NASCAR

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In 1988,Shawna Robinson From monks, Iowa, won AC Delco 100 at the new Speedway Asheville, becoming the first woman to win aUpper Nascar Race. Robinson was only 23 when she took the lead of 17 drivers in the race of 100 tourt.

1989: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen becomes the first Hispanic woman elected at Congress

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Born in Cuba,Ileana Ros-LehtinenAnd his family immigrated to the US.S. when she was seven years old. Shestarted his political career In 1982 as a member of the Chamber of Florida Representatives before joining the Florida Senate in 1986.

Barely three years later, Ros-Lehtinen was elected to the congress during a special election that took place after the session.representing Claude D. Pepperdeceased. She served in this role untilShe retired in 2018.

1990: Antonia Novello becomes the first woman's general surgeon

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After winning his public health masters of the Johns Hopkins and Public Health Hygiene School in 1982,Antonia Novello Continued on a draft legislation for the organ transplantation of the organ transplantation of the 1984 organs. In 1990, she became the first woman, as well as the first Hispanic surgeon, American surgeon. It has been named byPresident George H.W. Bush;13 men had served in the role in front of her.

1991: Geraldine Morrow becomes the first woman president of the American Dental Association

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TheAmerican dental association (ADA) is the oldest and the largest dental association in the world. And although ADA was created in 1859, it did not see its first president woman before more than 100 years later. Born in Alaska,Geraldine Morrow joined the ADA In 1984, serving as the first female administration of the organization. In 1991, she was appointed128th President of ADA, do the first woman to lead the organization.

1992:Carol Moseley Braun becomes the first black woman elected in the American Senate

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Carol Moseley Braun wasfirst elected at the public office In 1978, serving as a member of the House of Representatives of Illinois for 10 years. Braun has endeavored to bring diversity to democracy and in 1991, she entered the race in the Senate againstAlan Dixon andAlfred Hofeld, winning headquarters in 1992 and become the first black woman to hold the title of senator.

1993: Janet Reno becomes the first Attorney General

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Since 1789, theUS Attorney General had always been masculine. But in 1993,Janet Reno changed this. Reno was named byPresident Bill Clinton That year and confirmed by the Senate shortly after.

Before his appointment,Reno had served As a member of the Judiciary Committee of the Chamber of Florida Florida and a State Attorney in Miami. It remained in the role of the Attorney General until 2001, makinghis time in the position the longest in the 20th century.

1994: The Church of England orders its first women priests

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It took centuries for the Church of England founded byKing Henry VIII In the 16th century to allow women to become priests. When he finally did, he had been a thrill for several decades of theMovement for the ordination of women, Which was founded in the 1970s.

In 1994, a class of 32 women become the first women priests in the Church of England, according to theLos Angeles Times. The first woman bishop of the Church of England was ordered 20 years later in 2014.

1995: Roberta Cooper Ramo becomes the first woman president of the American Bar Association

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Afternearly 25 years In the field of law,Roberta Cooper Ramo became the first woman president of the American Bar Association (ABA) in 1995. In 2015, she became one of only 76 people ever in the 86-year history of the organization to receive the highest distinction, theAba medal.

1996:The beginnings of SPICE GIRLS SINGLE "WANNABE" FACASSES RECORDS

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Shortly after the Spice Girls released their single "Wannabe" in 1996, he took the world by the storm and landed at the top of theBillboard winners. Success was a slap in the face of their label, which advisedLiberate the song against as one. "Wannabe" has become the best soldunique of all time by a female group.

1997: Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman's secretary

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After emigrating from the old Czechoslovakia with his family in his adolescence in 1948,Madeleine Albright The policy that called it decided was. She started her career asLiaison with the National Security Council Congress In 1978 and in 1993, Albright was appointedThe US Ambassador to the United Nations. And four years later, she became the first woman Secretary of State.

1998: Julie Taymor becomes the first woman to win the best director's Tony Award

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In 1998,Julie Taymor won theTony Award For the best director for his work on the successful seriesThe Lion King, Which has become theBiggest Broadway Show of all time and is still playing today.

1999: Nancy Ruth Mace becomes the first graduate woman of the citadel

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Until 1995, the citadel, a historic military college in South Carolina, refused to allow female cadets. However, following adecision of the Supreme Court Forcing the nation is the only other institute at the university, the military army of Virginia supported by the state allow women or cease to accept public funds, the citadel voted to admit its first cadets.

Nancy Ruth Mace was admitted to school in 1996 and, in 1999, became the first woman todiploma of the institution.

2000:Kathleen A. McGrath becomes the first woman to order a war ship of the American Navy

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After graduating from the State University of California in 1975,Kathleen Anne McGrath joins theAmerican Marine in 1980.McGrath ordered The rescue and rescue vesselRecovery from '93 to '94, but it was not appointed combat commander until 1998. When his ship, theMesh sieve u.s.s. Jarrett, Was deployed in the Persian Gulf in 2000, McGrath became the first woman to order a US navy warship at sea-six years after the rules prohibiting the congress reversed women to serve on battle warship vessels .

2001: The American names of his first woman secretary of the interior and secretary of agriculture

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Two women made history at the turn of the century. Appointed in 2001 byPresident George W. Bush,Gale Norton A. Kansas became the 48thsecretary of the interior andAnn Veneman California became the 27thsecretary of agriculture-The first woman to hold or the other position.

2002: Halle Berry becomes the first black woman to win the Oscar of the best actress

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At the end of 2001,73 women had won the Oscar of the best coveted actress. However, none of them were women of color. It is up toHalle Berry won the price In 2002 for his role inMonster ball. Nearly two decades later, she is always the only non-white woman to do it.

2003: Shirin Ebadi becomes the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

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In 2003,Shirin Ebadi made the cuffs to becomeThe first Muslim woman-Is that the first Iranian to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Like one of theFirst women judges in IranEbadi was President of Tehran City Court until 1979. After that, she continued her career as a lawyer. She wasAwarded the Nobel Peace Prize For its "efforts for democracy and human rights", in particular by focusing on the "struggle for the rights of women and children. »

2004: Catherine Pepinster is the first woman to be editor-in-chief ofThe tablet

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The tabletis a British newspaper that focuses on Catholics and for 175 years, it was only managed by men - untilCatherine Pepinstercame with. Pepinster startedHis career in journalism As a local journalist in Manchester and Sheffield in 1981. In 1994, she worked as an assistant information editor forIndependent Sundaywhere she was promoted in the 2002 leadership publisher. Then in 2003, the tablet publishing companyNamed Pepinter Editor, a position she officially started in early 2004.

2005: Condoleezza Rice becomes the first black woman to serve as Secretary of State U.S.

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Nearly 10 years after Albright made history as the first female secretary of state,Condoleezza RiceBecame thefirst black woman Make the powerful position.

2006: Michelle Bachelet becomes the first woman president of Chile

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After three male presidents since the transition from Chile to democracy in 1990,Michelle Bachelet wasPresident elected in 2006-The first woman to lead in the history of Chile. After leaving the position, bachelet becameThe first executive director UN Women, the United Nations Gender Equality Arm. In 2014, she wasre-elected as president of Chile, serving until 2018.

2007: Nancy Pelosi becomes the first speaker of the House of Representatives

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Under the direction of President Bush in 2007,Nancy Pelosi Became the52nd President of the House-The first woman in history to serve in position. Pelosi was the firstCongress In 1987, where she served on credits and intelligence committees. The title of Pelosi makes him theWoman elected at the highest rank In the history of the United States - it also does its second in thePresidential succession line.

2008:Sarah Palin becomes the first republican to run for vice-president

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While women made waves at Congress, the highest seats in the country were still monopolized by men. However, in 2008,Sarah Palin was put on theGop like the racing companionJohn McCain. TheDemocratic party Put their first candidate for the female vice-presidency on the 1984 ticketGeraldine Ferraro, who lost to Regan-Bush alongsideWalter world.

2009: Nancy Lieberman becomes the first coach of the head of a team affiliated with the NBA

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TheNational Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in 1946. More than 60 years later,Nancy Lieberman has been named Head Coach of Texas Legends, a team of the NBA Development League, doing soFirst woman to lead coaching staff of a team affiliated with the NBA. Lieberman was previously part of the 1976 American Olympic team for women's basketball.

2010: Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win the price of the Best Director Academy

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Before 2010, only three women hadnever been nominated For a price of the Academy for the best director:Lina WertMuellerFor the years 1975Seven beauties,Jane Campion For 1993The piano, andSofia Coppola For 2003Lost in the translation. But none of them brought home the coveted gold statue. Then, in 2010,Kathryn Bigelow Became thefirst woman to win The best director's Oscar for his movieThe Blocking the locker.

2011: Three women receive the Nobel Peace Prize

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In 2011, three women received the Nobel Peace Prize:Ellen Johnson SirelleAf (Liberia),Leymah Gbowee (Liberia), andTawakkul Karman (Yemem). SirelleAf was the first democratically electedPresident President in Africa, Gbowee was known for his leadership as the founder of theWomen of Liberia Mass Action for Peaceand Karman was a Yemeni journalist who created theWomen journalists without chains organization.

2012: Katy Perry makes history with singles blows from his album,Teenage dream

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Just liberatedTeenage dream album,Katy Perry's career was at a height of all time in the early 2010s. In 2012, Perry became the second recipient of the Spotlight Award price - the first (and only other) recipient beingMichael Jackson In 1988. Billboard Honoré Perry with the price of being theFirst female artist To have five single number one consecutive on the Hot Billboard 100 graph of an album.

2013: Mary Barra is named First Executive Director of a major automotive manufacturer

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Mary Barrafirstbegin to work For general engines at the age of 18. From there, she led her degree in electrical engineering from the General Motors Institute before receiving her masters from Stanford University in 1990. In 2013, she became the first womanchief Executive Officer general engines, as well as thefirst woman to lead Any major automotive manufacturer.

2014:Davis becomes the first girl at a height Little League WORLD SERIES White game

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Women can make waves at any age and 13 yearsMo'ne DavisProven that, by becoming the first girl with a white game game in the Little League World Series (which means the opposing team did not score a race). Pitching for PhiladelphiaTaney Dragons, Davis led his team to victory during their first match of the World Series 2014. He was also second White Game immediately from Davis; She had set up one in thequalified game The team of the series.

2015: Sarah Thomas becomes the first woman to the referee for NFL

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After nearly 100 years as an organization,National Football League (NFL) finally hired his first referee,Sarah Thomas, In 2015. Thomas has previously spent years with college games, as well asNFL practices and training camps.

2016: Hillary Clinton becomes the first presidential candidate

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In 2016,Hillary Clinton Became theFirst presidential candidate a great American political party. While she ended uplose the race The Republican candidateDonald TrumpShe still made history and paved the way for future candidates.

2017: Peggy Whiston beats the record for the more days spent in space

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Women are not just here in the history of the Earth in 2017,PEGGY WHISTONRecently beaten the record for the more days spent in space by an astronaut of NASA, man or woman. selected asAn astronaut candidate by NASA in 1996 after obtaining its doctorate in Biochemistry from Rice University, the first journey from Whiston to the International Space Station in 2002. But in 2016, again in Whitson arrived the International Space Station Expedition 50/51, becoming Thus the oldest woman (at age 56) to fly in space. In 2017, she had spent a total of655 days in space.

2018: Saudi women earn the right to drive

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Women of women in Saudi Arabia had fought for the right tooperate motor vehicles for years. In 1990, women even drove cars around thecapital of Riyadh as a sign of protest Before being stopped and having their passport confiscated. Although it took decades, their efforts were rewarded when the newly appointedHeir prince Mohammed bin salman reverse the law, And the first driver's license were issued to women in 2018.

2019: Activist Greta Thunberg arrives in New York after travel without emissions across the Atlantic

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The Swedish teenagerinspired Thousands of people to protest the ignorance of the environment and inaction in the fight against climate change, but she really had the attention of the world in 2019 when she arrived in New York after sailing through The Atlantic Ocean in azero emission ship. The trip lasted two weeks and got the title of ThunbergTimes Person of the year.


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