2. THE UN’S THEMES EVERY YEAR ADDS VIGOR TO THE
OBSERVANCE OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT.
HERE’S UN’S THEME FOR THE EVENT, 2016
3.
4. "Let us devote solid funding, courageous advocacy and
unbending political will to achieving gender equality
around the world. There is no greater investment in our
common future." — UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-
moon
5. MOVING ON TO THE HISTORIC MOVEMENTS,
HERE IS THE LIST OF IT
Pakistan’s daughter’s quest
to bring girl’s freedom to
education-A Pakistani activist,
who is also a noble laureate
now, brought a wave of
revolution of education to
girls. Malala Yousafzai,
worked through all the thick
and thin to bring this change
6. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON AND SUSAN B.
ANTHONYCADYSTANTON AND SUSAN B. ANTHONY
Team of these two
outrageous ladies led the
‘Women’s Suffrage’
movement. The movement
that gave women the right to
vote.
7. INDIRA GANDHI
The first lady prime minister
of India. Indira Gandhi was
the person, who changed the
vision of this country. Indira
for India, India for Indira is
what, the history will speak
for uncountable years.
8. VALENTINA TERESHKOVA
Valentina was the first woman to travel into space
and the one who proved to the world that there’s
nothing a woman cannot do. Orbiting for 71 hours in
space, she returned safe to Earth and recorded of
spending more time in space than all combined
astronauts of U.S. till that date.
9. DEBORAH SAMSON GANNETT
Even the military is not untouched of a
lady’s courage. Deborah was the first
American women soldier, who
disguised herself as a man to serve the
Continental Army.
10. While we speak of all these courageous ladies, we would also not
miss to mention those brave hearts who are an unquestionable
part of all of our lives. They display their endeavor silently while
shaping our future and raising us to lead a better tomorrow.
Author- Soumi Mukherjee
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