Stories of women who kept going when everything said stop.
Savitribai Phule
1831–1897 · Naigaon, Maharashtra, India
She opened India's first school for girls — while villagers threw stones at her.
Kalpana Chawla
1962–2003 · Karnal, Haryana, India
From a small town in Haryana, she flew to space — twice.
Mary Kom
1983–present · Kangathei, Manipur, India
6× World Boxing Champion. Mother of three. From a village with no electricity in Manipur.
Malala Yousafzai
1997–present · Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan
She was shot in the head for going to school. She survived. She kept fighting.
Ela Bhatt
1933–2022 · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
She organized the women no one else thought needed organizing — the street vendors, the rag pickers, the home-based workers. 2 million women joined her.
Rosa Parks
1913–2005 · Tuskegee, Alabama, USA
They called her an accidental activist. She had been organizing for 12 years before she sat down.