Today is International Women’s Day; a day to celebrate and support women all over the world.
We know the world becomes a better place when people support one another. This is a lesson that HealthUnlocked members have taught us a thousand times over, through the inspiring messages of understanding, care and dedication you show to each other, everyday.
Today, the HealthUnlocked team has taken the opportunity to mention a few women who we feel have made this world a better place, and on whose shoulders the next generation stand, letting more women (and people!) reach further than ever before. For you, and for all women, we are eternally grateful.
Join us in the replies and share the women you would like to celebrate!
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“Malala Yousafzai, Joni Mitchell, Margaret Atwood… in each case for being uncompromising and for making completely original contributions in their fields”
“Rosalind Franklin - for being one of the fundamental players in the discovery of the DNA double helix (one of the biggest breakthroughs in biological research to date) but receiving next to no recognition for her work at the time.”
“Eloísa Díaz - the first female doctor in Chile and South America”
“Jane Goodall - for her tireless conservation work to protect the chimpanzees and her role as UN ambassador for peace”
“Sadie’s mum - for all the US snacks she sends to our office”
“Genesis Butler, 11 year old animal rights activist. She has earned numerous rewards for her activism”
“Ada Lovelace, who invented computer programming when she wrote the first algorithm for a machine to use.”
“Audre Lorde: civil rights activist for women, LGBTQ people and for people of colour”
“Greta Thunberg, for her real talk and activism for our futures and planet”
“Olivia Colman - long may she reign over us”
“Joan Elisabeth Lowther Murray, MBE for saving our butts in the Second World War.”
“Grace Hopper for inventing the first programming language compiler and the for the apocryphal story that she invented the term “bug” in software after a literal bug (a moth) got trapped in the computer” (you can really tell we are a tech company)
“Sophie Scholl - A German student and anti-Nazi political activist who was convicted of high treason after having been found distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich (LMU) with her brother, Hans.”
“Fiona Oakes for running animal sanctuary while being a world class athlete, holding four marathon world records”
“The women of the IAPF - a group of anti-poaching all-female Akashinga Rangers, protecting wildlife in Africa.”
“Rosa Parks - for unapologetically standing up for what she believes in”
“The Spice Girls - for being my first exposure to GIRL POWER”
