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How a fatal flaw with Spitfires and Hurricanes was fixed by a pioneering female graduate.
Beatrice Shilling: Pioneering Aviation Engineer
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Harnaam Kaur
Sikh Anti-Bullying Advocate
A woman with a disorder that causes male pattern hair growth in women, she bravely maintains the Sikh tenets against hair removal, in spite of the bullying she receives.Marie Duval
The Pioneering Cartoonist That History Forgot
One of the first to push the limits of the format, Duval was a cartoonist long forgotten afterward.Dorothy Levitt
Champion Lady Motorist of the World
Levitt was one of the first female racers, and worked to popularize driving and cars among women.Brenda Hale
The UK's First Female Supreme Court President
On appointment to the Lords, she had created a coat of arms bearing the motto Omnia Feminae Aequissimae, meaning “women are equal to everything.”Megan Hine
Survival Expert
She can climb, abseil, start a fire with a tampon, and catch a fish with her bare hands, making her more than qualified to survive the zombie apocalypse.Maeve O’Rourke
Advocate for the Women of the Magdalene Laundries
Maeve O'Rourke served as the only lawyer for the group Justce for Magdalenes, presenting information to the United Nations which compelled Ireland to finally investigate the Magdalene laundries.Suzelle Poole
77-Year-Old Ballerina
"Life is too short not to do what you want to do... It's never too late. So start doing what you love doing now."Zaha Hadid
The First Woman to Win the Pritzker Architecture Prize
Zaha Hadid, the first woman to earn Pritzker Prize, architecture's Nobel, passed away on March 31, 2016.Shirin Gerami
Iran's First Female Triathlete
Gerami wanted to represent Iran in triathlons, but the Iran Triathlon Federation wouldn't support her because of clothes. So she worked for months to design a hijab she could compete in.Beatrice Shilling
Pioneering Aviation Engineer
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