Inspirational Women Series

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Swati Mohan 2021. Guidance & Control Operations Lead NASA’s Mars 2020 Swati oversaw the successful landing of the space craft carrying NASA’s ‘Perseverance Rover’ on Mars. She also provided much of the commentary from mission control during the intense entry, descent and landing..

Kamala Harris 2021. First Female Vice President of the United States of America (USA) Often defined as the first, Kamala added being the first woman to hold the second-highest office in the USA to her portfolio. In 2016, she was also the first South Asian American ever elected to the senate. In 2010, sh e was the first woman elected as Attorney General of California..

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Ameyo Adadevoh 2014. Doctor Responsible for the Curb of Wider Spread of Ebola in Nigeria Ameyo was a Nigerian physician who curbed the wider spread of Ebola by placing patient zero, Patrick Sawyer, in quarantine despite pressures from the Liberian government. This singular act saved millions of Nigerian lives. However, she eventually died of Ebola in August 2014..

Malala Yousafzi 2014. Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner At just 17 years of age, she won the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggles against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. After suffering an attack on her life by Taliban gunmen in 2012, she continued her struggle and became a leading advocate of girls' rights..

Farida Bedwei 2013. Most Influential Woman in Business and Government despite Disability Farida was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, an incurable neurological disorder that affects body movement and muscle coordination, at the age of one. However, she refused to let her disability affect her. Today, she is the co-founder and chief technical officer of software company Logiciel ..

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Valerie Thomas 1980. 3D Movies Have you ever s een a 3D movie? This was possible because of Valerie Thomas. The physicist, inventor, and NASA data analyst invented the technology which went on to become the premise for more advanced TV screens and modern 3D technology..

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Florence Nwapa 1966. First African Woman Novelist to be published in the English language She was the forerunner to a generation of African female writers and was also acknowledged as the first African woman novelist to be published in the English language in Britain..

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Alice H. Parker 1919. Home Heating System After getting tired of the cold winters in her home, she design a natural gas-fueled “new and improved heating furnace”, with no training or experience in the field. She patented the home heating system while working from her home.

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And the list is endless… We celebrate all our inspirational women.