Women are more than mothers, sisters, and daughters. They’re butt-kicking, history-changing, challenge-accepting dynamos that have made the world a better place for all of us to live--but you already knew that, right? If you needed a reminder of just how amazing women are and have been throughout our history, take a look at the pictures below. If you just want to bask in all of the feminine glory, that’s okay too.
1.) In 1967, Katherine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. As you can see, the race organizer was none too happy about it.
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2.) French mothers shielding their children from gunfire in 1944.
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3.) Some of the first females to join the U.S. Marine Corps. swear in during a 1918 ceremony.
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4.) Maud Wagner, the first female tattooist, in 1907.
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5.) "Winnie the Welder" working in a shipyard in 1943.
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6.) Female pilots during World War II.
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7.) Annette Kellerman posing in the swimsuit that got her arrested for indecency in 1907.
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8.) A female samurai from the 1800's.
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