8-10 Years

As a kid, Mae looked up at the stars and knew that she would go there one day. But she couldn't understand why there weren't any astronauts who loo...

Although her family and friends know her as Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, the world refers to her simply as Celia Cruz. Starting...

On June 26, 2018, twenty-eight-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a bartender from New York City, became the youngest woman ever elected to serve o...

A shy twenty-year-old girl stepped out of a horse-drawn coach and into the world spotlight, capturing the imagination of millions as a real life fa...

You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman ...

Clarissa “Clara” Barton was a shy girl who grew up to become a teacher, nurse, and humanitarian.  At a time when few women worked outside the home,...

Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed to come to power. But at age sixteen, she married the heir to the Russian throne. ...

Barbie's Inspiring Women Series pays tribute to incredible heroines of their time! Barbie honors longest-serving First Lady of the United States, U...

Barbie's Inspiring Women Series pays tribute to incredible heroines of their time; courageous women who took risks, changed rules and paved the way...

Born a humble girl in what is now Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu lived a charitable life. She pledged herself to a religious order at the age of 18 and ch...

Although Jane Austen's works were first published anonymously and brought her little personal recognition, today they are rarely out of print and h...

Growing up with a speech impediment and an auditory processing disorder, Amanda had hills to climb. Through poetry, she found her voice, and became...

On November 7, 2020, Kamala Harris, a senator from California, became the first woman and the first African-American and South Asian-American perso...

Meet History's trailblazers and get inspired by the true stories of people who changed the world. In August, 2016, American gymnast Simone Biles wo...

Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unst...

In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights prote...

As a young person, little Ruth recognized  injustice in the world. She decided to work to make her country a fairer place- for everyone. From her c...

Rosa Parks grew up in Alabama, where she learned to stand up for herself at an early age. Rosa wont on to become a civil-rights activist whose cour...

Maria grew up in Italy at a time when girls didn't receive an equal education to boys. But Maria's mother was supportive of her dreams, and Maria w...

When Malala was born in Mingora, Pakistan, her father was determined she would have every opportunity that a boy would have. She loved getting an e...

When Amelia was young, she liked to imagine she could stretch her wings and fly away like a bird. As a grown woman, she set a new female world reco...

When Frida was a teenager, a terrible road accident changed her life forever. Unable to walk, she began painting from her bed. Her self-portraits, ...

We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, producer, media mogul, and philanthropist, but the "Queen of Talk" wasn't always so fortuna...

Born into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle Robinson was a star student who graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law. Then in 1992, she marr...