In a world ruled by patriarchy, there are many powerful women who have claimed their place. Mentioned below are the Top Ten women from all around the globe who are considered as the embodiment of feminism!
- Queen Elizabeth II
The name says it all. On the throne for 68 years, Queen Elizabeth is the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She has become much loved and respected globally. The 94-year-old is going strong and setting great philosophical and matriarchal standards for everyone.
- Pratibha Patil
Pratibha Patil is the first woman president of India. She has also set up a chain of schools and colleges under the name of Vidya Bharati Shikshan Prasarak Mandal that runs in Jalgaon, Amravati, Mumbai and Pune.
- Kamala Harris
She is all set to become the first female VP of the USA and highest-ranking female elected official in the country’s history. Harris will also be the first Asian-American and the first African-American vice president.
- Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey was called “arguably the world’s most powerful woman” by CNN and Time.com,”arguably the most influential woman in the world” by The American Spectator, “one of the 100 people who most influenced the 20th Century” and “one of the most influential people” from 2004 to 2011 by TIME.
- Beyoncé Knowles
In December 2012, Beyoncé along with several other celebrities teamed up and produced a video campaign for “Demand A Plan”, a bipartisan effort by a group of 950 US mayors and others designed to influence the federal government into rethinking its gun control laws, following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
- Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg is a 17-year-old Swedish environmental activist who is internationally known for challenging global leaders to take urgent action against climate change.
- Homai Vyarawalla
India’s first woman photojournalist, Homai Vyarawalla, broke into an all-male domain at a time when there were only a few working women, let alone women photographers, in the country. She also photographed independent India’s first flag hoisting ceremony at Red Fort, Delhi.
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The woman who started it all. Her fight against patriarchy, now popularly known as Feminism, is a widely renowned movement. She was the main force behind the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the first convention to be called for the sole purpose of discussing women’s rights, and was the primary author of its Declaration of Sentiments.
- Kamala Sohonie
Kamala was the first woman to earn a doctorate in a scientific discipline. At Cambridge, she made a path-breaking discovery and earned a PhD degree. She was also appointed by President Rajendra Prasad to conduct research on a drink made from sweet palm nectar.
- Angela Merkel
Merkel became the first female Chancellor of Germany in 2005 and is serving her fourth term. Merkel remains to be the de facto leader of Europe, leading the region’s largest economy after steering Germany through financial crisis and back to growth.
