1. Wonder(ful) Women In History
By. Amanda, Lauryn, and Shayne

2. Historical Question
Compare and contrast the influence have powerful women around the world throughout history.
Due to the dedication and hard work have courageous women since classical civilizations to today’s contemporary world, common trends of increased women’s rights have developed, especially in relation to women’s education, and social mobility; political authority and representation; and occupation and contribution to the world’s economy. Although the results these women have achieved have been the same throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, the methods used to increase women’s freedoms have varied depending on each woman's social class, religion, and regional culture.

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4. Cleopatra

5. Zenobia
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6. Classical Period
Compared to the Paleolithic Era, women were seen as inferior to men instead have equal
Women usually ruled with a husband or brother, like Theodora
Those women who ruled by themselves, like Cleopatra and Zenobia, commonly had to take power (through succession wars or military) and instill fear and respect into the masses
Religion, such as Confucianism and Hinduism, encouraged patriarchy; made it difficult for women to challenge religion
Spescilization occured less equality,

7. Murasaki Shikibu

8. Empress Wu

9. Joan of Arc

10. Post-Classical
The development of new religions, including Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam, supported a relatively equal and respectable relationship between men and women
Joan of Arc and Empress Wu used these religions to help justify themselves
Women in upper classes had more restricted freedoms than peasants
Murasaki Shikibu’s access education was limited
Women were discriminated against because of their gender in multiple aspects: military, socially, and politically

11. Nur Jahan

12. Queen Isabella

13. Elizabeth I
Not married, became queen after her sister Mary, and claimed to think and act as a man so it would legitmize her rule and gain repect among subjects

14. Early Modern
Women gained a marginal amount have freedoms since the last time period
However, through exploration, women in leadership roles were able to influence the expansion have their nations
Example: Queen Isabella
Enlightenment and Renaissance briefly touched on the roles of women
Women led with husbands or by themselves
More women began to expand into new occupations
Nur Jahan designed gardens

15. Catherine the Great

16. Queen Nzinga

17. Empress Dowager Cixi

18. Modern
Many women were responsible for relations with other nations as communication increased
As before, a large amount of women ruled with an iron fist, or very strictly
Push for women’s education
Women led reforms during this time of industrial growth

19. Indira Gandhi

20. Malala Yousafzai

21. Golda Meir

22. Contemporary
Most dramatic changes in women’s rights socially, economically, and politically seen in this era
After WWI and WWII when many new nations formed, new constitutions permitted greater voting and education rights to women
The amount have women in the workforce increased
Widely accepted among most countries that women are able to hold positions have power, like prime minister
In Middle East and African countries, women still greatly suppressed in some areas
Some have the courage to challenge the government, like Malala