Mae West - an American actress, singer, comedian, scriptwriter, and playwright whose career spanned more than 70 years. One of her phrases; You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Dame Nellie Melba - Internationally renowned opera singer of the late 19th and 20th centuries. A tireless worker with charities during the 1st world war. A mentor to countless aspiring artists known as “Melba’s Girls”
Rosa Parks - The “mother of the civil rights movement”. Rosa Parks profoundly changed America by sparking the modern Civil Rights Movement. Her refusal to give up her bus seat on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, initiated a 13-month boycott that led to the Supreme Court ruling segregation on public buses unconstitutional, ultimately inspiring national action against systemic racism.
Princess Diana - The People’s Princess, Diana transformed charitable work by visiting and comforting those with HIV/AIDS, leprosy, and homelessness, breaking down social stigmas. Diana showed compassion for all marginalised people.
A couple of my inspirational woman are both athletes and spurred me on to pursue a life of running.
Merlene Ottey’s career spanned from 1980 to 2004 and even returned to the track in 2012. The longest career of any runner I know…
Liz McColgan always led from the front and put some top Kenyan and Ethiopian runners behind her. Her career was short but exciting to watch, especially her three marathon victories.
Beryl Burton was a exceptional woman cyclist who not only dominated women’s cycling, but even beat the men’s records in long distance events…
Her story is fascinating and you wouldn’t believe the things she accomplished.
And what a very sad ending to her life.
Goodall’s research demonstrated that chimpanzees share many key traits with humans, such as using tools, having complex emotions, forming lasting social bonds, engaging in organised warfare, and passing on knowledge across generations, which redefined the traditional view that humans are uniquely different from other animals
