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1. www.standard.co.uk › lifestyle › london-life15 inspiring British women who changed the world | London ...

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   • Jane Austen. Getty. Author (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) Perhaps one of the first modern-era feminists, Jane Austen’s literary work is still lauded around the world today.
   • Florence Nightingale. Getty. Pioneer of modern nursing (May 12, 1820 – August 13, 1910) Florence Nightingale rose to prominence during the Crimean War where she led a team of nurses and ultimately became an icon of Victorian culture and gave nursing a favourable reputation.
   • Emmeline Pankhurst. Getty. Political activist (July 15, 1858 – June, 14, 1928) Emmeline Pankhurst was a controversial figure as the head of the British Suffragette movement.
   • Margaret Thatcher. Getty. First female British Prime Minister (October 13, 1925 – April 8, 2013) Read More. Call to double maternity pay amid fears mothers are skipping meals.

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › newsround › 42872803International Women's Day: Amazing women who have ... - BBC

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   • Jane Austen: 1775 - 1817. Image source, Getty Images. Let's start with a literary figure who has had more influence on British culture than she would ever have known during her relatively short life (she sadly died at the age of 41).
   • Florence Nightingale: 1820 - 1910. Image source, Getty Images. If there was ever a true hero who dedicated her life to helping others, Florence Nightingale is it.
   • Emmeline Pankhurst: 1858-1928. Image source, Getty Images. Emmeline Pankhurst was a founding member of a group of women called the Suffragettes, who fought incredibly hard to get women the right to vote in the UK.
   • Marie Curie: 1867 - 1934. Image source, PA. Marie Curie was a Polish scientist - and is probably one of the most famous scientists of all time. She was born in the Polish city of Warsaw, but later moved to France where she made an incredible discovery which would change the world.

4. www.npg.org.uk › collectionsExplore our Collection - National Portrait Gallery

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   Discover over 250,000 photographs and negatives that range from the 1840s to the present day. Prints and drawings. Discover over 80,000 portrait prints, drawings, silhouettes and caricatures from our Reference Collection. Reframing Narratives: Women in Portraiture.

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5. www.bbc.com › culture › articleInternational Women's Day 2024: 12 iconic images of ... - BBC

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   For International Women's Day, 12 iconic photos of female defiance, including the woman who handbagged a neo-Nazi and the marchers who sparked the Russian Revolution.

6. www.standard.co.uk › culture › exhibitionsTate's Now You See Us: ten firsts of exceptional forgotten ...

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   May 15, 2024 · Tate Britain's Now You See Us: 10 firsts of extraordinary women artists in Britain, abandoned by art history. This groundbreaking exhibition re-introduces 110 forgotten female professional...

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   What are some iconic photos of female Defiance on International Women's Day?

   • For International Women's Day, 12 iconic photos of female defiance, including the woman who handbagged a neo-Nazi and the marchers who sparked the Russian Revolution. 1. Danuta Danielsson, Sweden, 1985

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   Who was the first woman artist to paint pictures of British history?

   • Yet Kauffman was not only the first women artist to paint pictures of British history – she was also the first artist to wind together stories from classical history, ancient British history and literature. A truly stupendous record.

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   Who was the first female British Prime Minister?

   • Margaret Thatcher was the first female British Prime Minister and she came to power in May ’79 – 61 years after women in the UK got the vote. Her 11 years in office meant she was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20 th Century. 5. Queen Elizabeth II Longest-reigning British Monarch (April 21, 1926 – present)

   15 inspiring British women who changed the world

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   May 11, 2024 · The long-overlooked photography by British women of colour. Work made by women of colour in the UK in the 1980s and ’90s has gone largely unrecognised. Now a new book edited by Joy Gregory...