Top Iconic women who created history

Althea Gibson, 1950s

Althea Gibson had made her historic debut as the first African American woman to play at Wimbledon.

Rosa Parks, 1950s

Back in the '50s, the rule in Montgomery, Alabama, was that if a bus became full, the seats at the front would be given to white passengers. Parks, a leader in the local NAACP and the civil rights movement, iconically refused to give up her seat. She was a representative of Black community and she wanted that the blacks should get their rights back.

Queen Elizabeth II, 1950s

After the death of her father King George VI, Elizabeth became Queen on February 6, 1952.She is Britain’s longest reigning monarch to date, and she’s made numerous changes to the monarchy during her rule.

Anne Frank, 1940s

Frank was a young Jewish girl who died in a concentration camp in 1945. Her father, Otto Frank, escaped and published his daughter's famous diaryin1947, which was her book diary of a young girl.

Amelia Earhart, 1920s

In 1928, Earhart was the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic ocean. She was also the 16th woman to be issued a pilot's license.

Lucille Ball, 1950s

Lucille Ball had made her debut in television in 1951 as she become one of the America’s top comedian for her role in the show as she covers story about marital issues and women in workforce.

Hedy Lamarr, 1940s

Grace Hopper, 1930s

In 1934, Hopper earned PHD in mathematicsbecoming one of the very few women to hold such a degree. She had also developed a compiler which is used by COBOL language for computers. She also admires US navy.

Rita Moreno, 1960s

After starring in the 1961 film adaptation of The West Side Story, Moreno rocketed into superstardom , going on to work in Hollywood and on Broadway in numerous roles.

Naomi Parker , 1940,s

Naomi Parker hadstarteda patriotic campaign to get women into the workforce, but her iconic photo was originally created as a poster for Westinghouse Electric Corporation with the now-popular phrase, "We Can Do It".