Newsweek shows a march of women who changed the world last century

In honor of the centenary of the passage of Amendment 19 that ensured the right to vote for women in the United States, Newsweek has monitored some remarkable women's achievements around the world during the past century.

The magazine stated that since the woman went into space and activists gathered in record women's marches, individually or in groups, she broke records and made her way forward against all odds. Among these:

Billie Jean King : She is considered one of the greatest American tennis players of all time. She has been ranked first in the world rankings six times and has won 39 Grand Slam titles. She is a champion of gender equality.

Rosa Lewis Parks (1955) Called Civil Rights Mother of Alabama: She was an African-American activist, famous for her pivotal role in the "Montgomery Bus" district when she refused to give up her seat on a city public bus to a white man who served as the event that sparked the civil rights movement American.

Amelia Earhart (1932): The first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Several years later, in 1973, she disappeared over the middle of the Pacific Ocean while trying to circle the world, and theories of her mysterious disappearance still exist.

Vigdis Vinbugadottir (1980): The first woman to directly elect a president for Iceland, and her 16-year term was the longest for any elected female head of state.

- Wangari Maathai (2004): Kenyan and first African environmental activist wins the Nobel Peace Prize. The leading ecologist has created a grassroots movement aimed at empowering rural women to maintain and improve their quality of life, which has led to the largest tree planting campaigns in Africa.

Valentina Trishkova (1963): the first Soviet astronaut. It orbited the Earth 48 times in three days. Although she only made one trip, she still retains the title of the only woman who flew into space alone and younger at the age of 26 years.

Junko Taby (1975): The first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. The Japanese climber went around 75 different countries to climb its peaks, and she also became the first woman to conquer the "Seven Summits", the highest mountain in every continent.

Pioneers of Climate Change in Antarctica (2016): It was the largest women's mission to the Antarctic to raise awareness and increase female representation with major scientific positions. And participated in the "Homeward Pound" 76 scientists to monitor the impact of climate change on the southernmost tip of the continent directly.