Photograph by Gerd Altman

Five Women Who Helped Shape History: Wangari Maathai (1940 — 2011); Rosalind Franklin (1920 — 1958); Marie Curie (1867 — 1934); Ada Lovelace (1815 — 1852); Mary Anning (1799 — 1847).

From HistoryExtra.com — 100 Women Who Changed the World.