010 RACHEL CARSON

WOMEN who changed the world

203 CLARA BARTON

04 JACINDA ARDERN

LORI LIGHTFOOT

a brief history of women who left and has been leaving their mark on history.
 Introduction
All of this woman made and are making part of our history. But do you know Why?

01 The American biologist Rachel Carson

became known for her books on the 031 On April 2, 2019, Lori Lightfoot made
history when she was elected the 56th
marine world and environmental
Mayor of Chicago. She was the first black
pollution. Born May 27, 1907, in
woman elected to that office. She was also
Springdale, Pennsylvania, Rachel
the first openly gay person to fill the
Louise Carson had a deep interest in
position. 
nature from an early age.

021 Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton,

born on December 25, 1821, was a
United States teacher, founder, and
first president of her nation's Red
Cross. At a time in history when few
women worked outside the home
Barton built a career helping others.
041Jacinda Kate Laurel Ardern, born on 26
July 1980, is a New Zealand politician
who in August 2017 became leader of
the New Zealand Labour Party, and in
October 2017, aged 37, became it
become the country's youngest prime
minister in over 150 years.

All of those women are making part of woman rights' evolution. They are just four, but they
represent more than 4 billion women.

Being a woman means being able to be powerful and assertive at the same time. It means
being compassionate and vulnerable towards those we love in our lives without feeling weak
for doing so. It means striving for our goals even in the face of the adversity we may encounter
along the way. They need to have the same rights as men because we are all humans.
Unfortunately, along the time the woman's fight to have rights is not the same for men. But
these four women are a great example of this fight that has been progressing more and more.
 (1907 –1964)

"The more clearly we argued, they not only

F irstly, born on 27 May can focus our
attention on the
1907, Rachel Louise Carson
wonders and realities
was an American marine
of the universe about
biologist, author, and us, the less taste we
conservationist whose book
shall have for
Silent Spring and other
destruction," – Rachel
writings helped advance
Carson
the global environmental
Secondly, Carson
movement. Later in life,
presented her ideas to
Carson focused on
the public with her book
environmental issues that
“Silent Spring” that
she believed were caused
presents a view of nature
by synthetic pesticides.
compromised by synthetic
pesticides, especially DDT.
Once these pesticides
entered the biosphere,
Carson
killed bugs but also made
their way up the food
chain to threaten bird and
fish populations and could
eventually sicken
children. And that’s why,
she called it Silent Spring
due to the missing of
singing birds. This tacked
by the large chemical
companies that had
interest in continuing
their prolific use of
pesticides, especially DDT.
Carson never strayed
from her conviction and
belief that the widespread
use of pesticides was
killing humans and nature
alike. She was the only
person telling truth.

Clarissa Barton
NURSE
1821-1912 

On one hand, Clarissa
Harlowe Barton was an
American nurse who
founded the American
Red Cross. She was a
hospital nurse during the
American Civil War, a
teacher, and a patent
clerk. Since nursing
education was not very
formalized at the time
and she did not attend
nursing school, she
provided self-taught
nursing. Barton is notable
for her humanitarian and
civil rights work at a time
when women had the
right to vote. She was
inducted into the National
Women's Hall of Fame in
1973. Barton gained wide support to soldiers in the
recognition by lecturing field during the Civil War.
across the country about She founded the
his wartime experiences. American Red Cross in
She met Susan B. Antony 1881, at age 59, and led it
and began a fruitful for the next 23 years. Her
collaboration with the understanding of the
suffragette movement. ways she could provide
Where she said: help to people in distress
guided her throughout
« I believe I must have
her life. By the force of
been born believing in the
her personal example, she
full right of women to all
opened paths to the new
the privileges and
field of volunteer service.
positions which nature
Her intense devotion to
and justice accord to her
serving others resulted in
in common with other
enough achievements to
human beings. Perfectly
fill several ordinary
equal rights—human
lifetimes.
rights. »
Barton risked her life to
bring supplies and
 Jacinda Ardern
PRIME MINISTER
Jacinda Ardern gained
fame by leading a
struggling New Zealand
Labour Party to a
surprising victory in the
2017 parliamentary
election. She earned a
reputation as a “rock star”
politician on the way to
becoming New Zealand’s
youngest prime minister
in more than 150 years at
age 37.
Firstly, Ardern said
Tuesday that climate
change is the greatest
threat facing the world.
She urged her global
counterparts to think
carefully about the role
they play in addressing
global warming. Joining
the fight against climate
change needn’t mean
relinquishing power, she
1980
continued; rather, it Ardern, our government
should mean safeguarding passed the Climate
your legacy. “You don’t Change Response
have to cede power by Amendment Bill
acting on climate change.
There’s nothing to fear Furthermore, Jacinda
about your individual Ardern's leadership across
status,” Ardern said, New Zealand's COVID-19
speaking on the response has been
Safeguarding Our Planet recognized globally. On
panel at the World March 15, 2019, a lone
Economic Forum in gunman opened fire on
Davos. She said she plans two mosques in
to shift from conventional Christchurch, killing 51
GDP to measure growth people. Jacinda Ardern
and development to a acted quickly to denounce
“well-being budget” that the shooter and his
also considers the health actions and also to tighten
of New Zealanders and New Zealand's gun laws,
the state of the banning military-style
environment. The other semi-automatic firearms
of the changes it intends just six days after the
to make was offshore oil attacks and removing
and gas exploration. more than 62,000 banned
firearms from circulation
Moreover, under the through of the arms
leadership of Jacinda buyback scheme
 Lori Lightfoot
MAYOR
1962

the City of Chicago, at the people, in every

On April 2, 2019, Lori event. community, especially the
Lightfoot made history neediest and including
In addition, the luncheon
when she was elected the the immigrant community
was held in honour of
56th Mayor of Chicago. their dignity,” said
Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th
She was the first black Lightfoot, referring to her
Birth Anniversary, and in
woman elected to that support for Chicago’s
her speech, Mayor
office. She was also the sanctuary city status.
Lightfoot likened Gandhi’s
first openly gay person to Chicago Mayor Lori
life journey and fight for
fill the position Lightfoot on Friday
human dignity to the
pushed for racial healing
Moreover, Lightfoot was current battles faced by
and unity at the city’s
speaking at the annual residents in Chicago’s
35th annual Interfaith
Delhi Committee of immigrant and
Celebration
Chicago Sister Cities underserved
commemorating the Rev.
luncheon Sept. 27. In communities. “Poverty is
Martin Luther King. The
honour of Gandhi, Mayor the worst form of
city’s annual celebration
Lightfoot issued a violence,” Lightfoot said,
is typically a breakfast but
proclamation declaring quoting Gandhi. “This is
was virtual and pre-
October 2, 2019, about human dignity. We
recorded this year
Mahatma Gandhi Day in are going to give all
because of the pandemic. 
 Conclusion
Finally, Women's role has changed at an accelerating rate and have part in
areas such as Politics, Professional Training Jobs, Medicine, Business and
Law. But this fight has not ended yet. And those four women are keeping
fighting.
WOMEN ARE MAKING AN IMPACT!