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HISTORY86 - 15 Women Who Changed the World

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Recently, I’ve written about historic inventions that changed the world, and some of the famous productive people of history.  Most of these articles involved men.  I decided it was time to write about some of the important women who changed the world.   My principal sources include “100 Women Who Changed the World,” historyextra.com; “60 Famous Women in History Who Changed the World,” marieclaire.com; “15 Famous Women Throughout History and Their Lasting Impact,” womanday.com; and numerous other online sources. Introduction It was obvious to me from the sources listed above and others that there are hundreds of women throughout history who had a major impact on the world.   Some of these lists were very broad, including such categories as entertainment and sports - way too many people to meaningfully discuss in a blog article.   So, I decided, what the heck, this is my blog, and I’ll write about subjects (in this case women) that interest me.   I s...