Men have prevailed on the pages of the history book for many years, but some influential women succeeded in invading the territory of history and engraved their names on its pages. In a male dominated the world, some women took the courage to outshine the men. This paper will highlight the few most influential women of history.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra was a powerful and a prominent female leader. She was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, ruling between 69BC and 30BC. She is well known for her leadership qualities and her relationship with Mark Antony. The great dramatist, Shakespeare, also wrote a drama on this influential figure. History tells that she chose suicide over her failure. She forced a cobra to bite her in order to save herself from being captured by the Romans.
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth, widely known as “Virgin Marry”, was the last Tudor Monarch. She reigned from 1553 to 1603. She was an independent woman, as she never got married, and a great ruler. She altered the England as a protestant state soon after she got the throne. Her ruling years are recognized as the “Golden Age” of Britain. It was under her reign, that England defeated the Spanish Armada.
Queen Victoria
She is known as the queen who has the longest reigned-period in the history of British Monarchy: from 1837 to 1901. Her period is named as Victorian Era. Under her, British Empire expanded significantly. During her reign, British Empire colonized many countries and became the largest Empire of the world. She was an incredibly powerful and influential monarch.
Mother Teresa
Born in 1910, Mother Teresa was famous for her social work. She spent most of her life doing humanitarian work. She was the founder of the Missionary of Charity. This charity foundation did immense work for poor people. It also became the shelter for many homeless and orphan children. She was also very active doing work for those people who were suffering from serious illness.
Margaret Thatcher
She was the first female Prime Minster of Britain. She was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century, serving for 11 years. She is also known as the “Iron Lady”. She was a very determined leader. She put so many efforts to eradicate unemployment from Britain. She was also responsible for different positive changes in the political and social condition of Britain.
Getting fame does not depend on the gender of a person. These women have shown that if a woman is determined and dedicated to her passion and career, she can achieve as mush fame as men have. Passion and devotion are the keys to unlock the secrets of being a successful and influential person.
