{"id":367411,"date":"2017-03-09T09:03:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T09:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/lifestyle\/2017\/03\/09\/check-out-these-illustrations-of-iconic-women-who-have-changed-the-world\/"},"modified":"2017-03-09T09:03:03","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T09:03:03","slug":"check-out-these-illustrations-of-iconic-women-who-have-changed-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/03\/09\/check-out-these-illustrations-of-iconic-women-who-have-changed-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out These Illustrations of Iconic Women Who Have Changed the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>The illustrations are of iconic women who have left an indelible mark in the sands of time for \u2013 especially through the work they\u2019ve done. Their achievements have been notable,and have impacted millions of women across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the inspiration for the project, Ampersand said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The inspiration for these illustrations was to celebrate iconic women not only from Ampersand destinations but from around the whole world. March is an important month for women with both Women\u2019s History Month and International Women\u2019s Day taking place. We wanted to do something extra special to celebrate the wonderful women who have had a significant impact on their own local communities and the world as a whole. It wasn\u2019t easy to pick just 10 wonderful women but we looked to pick out iconic women from different countries throughout the course of history right up to the present day.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See the illustrations below, along with the profiles of the women.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emmeline Pankhurst<\/strong> \u2013 England<br \/>Women\u2019s rights activist and leader of the British suffragette movement, which aided women to win the right to vote.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17487\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1.-Emmeline-600x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1.-Emmeline-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1.-Emmeline-600x424.jpg?resize=300%2C212 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marie Curie<\/strong> \u2013 Poland<\/p>\n<p>Physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research into radioactivity, and was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize \u2013 and the only woman to win twice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17488\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2.Marie_-600x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2.Marie_-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2.Marie_-600x424.jpg?resize=300%2C212 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Simone de Beauvoir<\/strong> \u2013 France<br \/>Writer, political activist, social theorist and prominent feminist, best known for her book The Second Sex.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17489\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/3.Simone-600x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/3.Simone-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/3.Simone-600x424.jpg?resize=300%2C212 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frida Kahlo<\/strong> \u2013 Mexico<br \/>Painter known for self-portraits which were an uncompromising exploration of the female form and experience.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17490\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/4.Frida_-600x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/4.Frida_-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/4.Frida_-600x424.jpg?resize=300%2C212 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rosa Parks<\/strong> \u2013 USA<br \/>Civil rights activist who has been heralded as \u201cthe first lady of civil rights\u201d and \u201cthe mother of the freedom movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17491\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5.Rosa_-600x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5.Rosa_-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5.Rosa_-600x424.jpg?resize=300%2C212 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Obiageli Ezekwesili<\/strong> \u2013 Nigeria<br \/>Co-founder of the anti-corruption organization Transparency International and champion of the global #BringBackOurGirls campaign.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17492\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/7.Obiageli-600x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/7.Obiageli-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/7.Obiageli-600x424.jpg?resize=300%2C212 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The illustrations are of iconic women who have left an indelible mark in the sands of time for \u2013 especially through the work they\u2019ve done. 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