Great Women In many countries on all continents women show that they can succeed in many spheres of science, art and social life.

Margaret Hilda Thatcher Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, (1925- ), first woman to hold the office of prime minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990). She was succeeded as a party leader and prime minister.

Women scientists Marie Curie was a famous scientist who studied radioactivity. In 1903, she became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, sharing the prize in physics. She won a second Nobel Prize in 1911 in chemistry. Marie Curie

Mother Teresa of Calcutta Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), Roman Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity. For her humanitarian work she won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Plisetskaya Maya Mikhaylovna, born in 1925, a Russian dancer, the former leading ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet. A beautiful star…

J. K. Rowling British author J. K. Rowling became world-famous after the success of her Harry Potter children’s books in the late 1990s. The series describes the adventures of a boy who finds out he is a wizard. Rowling’s books have been made into a series of hit movies.

Women monarchs in the The United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth I ruled England from 1558 to 1603. England grew stronger and richer during Elizabeth’s reign. Queen Victoria was queen of Britain for 63 years. She ruled from 1837 to 1901.

Women astronauts Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to enter space. She piloted the Vostok 6 in orbit around the earth for four days in 1963.

British prima ballerina of the Sadler’s Wells Company, Margot Fonteyn was made Dame of the British Empire in recognition of her grace and technique as a dancer, and her contribution to modern British ballet.