17.) Amelia Earhart, who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928.
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18.) Afghan women studying medicine in 1962.
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19.) Women boxing on a Los Angeles rooftop in 1933.
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20.) Women's Liberation Coalition marching for equal pay in 1970.
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21.) Female railroad workers eating their lunches in 1943.
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22.) Turkish aviator Sabiha Gökçen in the plane that she used to become the first female fighter pilot in 1937.
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23.) Muslim woman protects a Jewish woman by covering her gold star in Sarajevo during World War II.
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24.) Jeanne Manford marching with her song during the 1972 New York City Gay Pride Parade.
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25.) Gertrude Ederle after becoming the first woman to swim the English Channel in 1926.
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Wow! Way to go, women! Men usually get all of the glory and the movie rights, but it's about time we started honoring the amazing women throughout the decades. Let other people know just what women shaped the world.
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