Female revolutionaries. Well you probably haven’t heard that much about them.
At least there is not a single chapter in history books that describes these people. And maybe should, because they have done big things.
So let’s start with the list.

Tawakkol Karman is a Yemeni journalist, politician and chair of Women Journalists without chains. The organization is about promoting knowledge, fighting corruption, about rights and freedom. Karman promotes a peaceful approach when making changes. She is also the first Arab women to get a Nobel prize. Also she is one of the most powerful women of the past century.

Kathleen Neal Cleaver is an American law professor. Not just any. She is known for her involvement in Black Panther Party. This party is being described as revolutionary nationalist and socialist organization, fighting for equality, police brutality and against injustice. They have started long ago in the sixties. Kathleen spent her life fighting for human rights. She has done amazing things that had a global notion.

Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested but recently has been granted freedom. She spoke against violent rule of U Ne Win. She has also started a movement fighting for equality, peace and human rights. But the movement got a bit larger than the government wanted so she was house arrested. She also got a Nobel prize. This happens in Burma.

Nwanyeruwa Ojim. This one refused to adapt to the British taking over in Nigeria. She gathered about 25000 women from Eastern Nigeria to protest. It’s the spark that made the woman’s war start in 1929.
Phoolan Devi. The Bandit Queen of India. One of the nations most infamous outlaws. She was a victim of a non consensual marriage. There were also several sexual abductions. She can be basically called a victim of a caste system that was present at the time in India. To be clear that doesn’t justify killing 20 men from a higher caste. She was sentenced for that. After release she became a member of parliament. She was one of the biggest opponents of the caste system. Despite the things she was involved parallel to the fight against caste system she became a symbol of hope. She was killed in 2001 by a group of high caste men.

Asmaa Mahfouz. Key player to the sparking of the Egyptian revolution. The video where she was talking about a lot of things went viral and the rest you know.

Emmeline Pankhurst. One of the leaders of suffragette movement. She is also considered to be one of the most important people of the20th century. She was arrested a lot of times and had a lot to deal with but she never quit the fight for equality. She strongly advocated public revolt.

Mary Wollstonecraft. 18th century! Can you imagine how it looked like to fight for women right at that time? But that didn’t discourage Mary to fight for equality. She was one of those who made the spark that started a fight for a right cause. Nowadays she can be a great inspiration.

Leymah Gbowee helped organize the Liberian Mass Action for Peace between Christian and Muslim women to publicly protest against current political situation in Liberia. She even held a sex strike. She is a symbol of women taking control of their political destiny around the world. She helped ending the second Liberian war in 2003.

Rachel Carson was a major player of the environmentalist movement today. It all started with the book she wrote – Silent Spring back in the sixties. She was a biologist and ecologist. The book was about the dangers of pesticides and herbicides and other things we still are fighting to raise awareness.