Rulers, warriors, scientists, and spiritual figures — women whose courage and achievements shaped history across every continent and era.
59 historical figures, born between 1507 BC and 1997, across 29 countries.
Birth years 1507 BC to 1997 · 29 countries · 4 continents · Main fields: Politics (27), Literature (16), Science (7), Religion (5), Arts & Music (1), Business (1)
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A historical figure from Women Who Changed History is shown
Drop a pin on the world map where you think they were born
48 of 59 figures in this map. Birthplaces are hidden — that's what the game asks you to guess.
Catherine the Great b. 1729
Angela Merkel b. 1954
Hypatia b. 360
Helen Keller b. 1880
Cleopatra b. 69 BC
Queen Victoria b. 1819
Isabella I of Castile b. 1451
Elizabeth I b. 1533
Marie Curie b. 1867
Indira Gandhi b. 1917
Margaret Thatcher b. 1925
Aisha b. 605
Fatima b. 604
Elizabeth II b. 1926
Mary Wollstonecraft b. 1759
Eleanor of Aquitaine b. 1124
Susan B. Anthony b. 1820
Maria Theresa b. 1717
Marie Antoinette b. 1755
Khadija bint Khuwaylid b. 557
Sally Ride b. 1951
Frida Kahlo b. 1907
Rosa Parks b. 1913
Virginia Woolf b. 1882
Rigoberta Menchú b. 1959
Mary Shelley b. 1797
Wu Zetian b. 624
Artemisia I of Caria b. 500 BC
Joan of Arc b. 1412
Valentina Tereshkova b. 1937
Mary Baker Eddy b. 1821
Nefertiti b. 1370 BC
Jane Goodall b. 1934
Boudica b. 30
Malala Yousafzai b. 1997
Zenobia b. 240
Nur Jahan b. 1577
Sappho b. 650 BC
Hatshepsut b. 1507 BC
Benazir Bhutto b. 1953
Tomyris b. 600 BC
Golda Meir b. 1898
Ada Lovelace b. 1815
Rosalind Franklin b. 1920
Simone de Beauvoir b. 1908
Sojourner Truth b. 1797
Emily Dickinson b. 1830
Harriet Tubman b. 1821
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