Kallipáteira (Καλλιπάτειρα, 5th century BC) is the only married woman to have entered the stadium of Olympia during the ancient Olympic Games, forbidden to women, and not to have been punished. Born into a family of athletes Known from the Description of Greece of the Greek geographer and travele
Last brother of Napoleon, he became king of Westphalia in 1807. He took part in the Belgian campaign and was wounded at Waterloo where he obtained command of the army after Napoleons departure. Jérôme became Marshal of France in 1850 then President of the Senate in 1852.
Master midwife, Angélique du Coudray trained women giving birth in the countryside and invented the first obstetrical mannequin. The first obstetrical mannequin Angélique Marguerite Le Boursier Du Coudray was born in Clermont-Ferrand in 1714, into a family of eminent doctors. For 16 years, she wor
Wangari Muta Maathai (1940 – 2011) is a Kenyan scientist, known for her political commitment to sustainable development and peace. She was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. A young girl gifted for studies Wangari Muta Maathai was born on April 1, 1940 in Ihithe, ne