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Who are the top ten outstanding women in the 20th century?
1, Marie Curie (1867- to 1934)

A world-famous scientist was born in Warsaw, Poland on 1867. She and her husband, French scientist pierre curie, discovered the radioactivity of elements in their joint work and successfully extracted radium in metallic state. Madame Curie won the Nobel Prize twice and made great contributions to the cause of human science.

2. Mother Teresa (1910-1997)

As a world-famous charity worker, he was born into an Albanian family in Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. She devoted her life to poverty alleviation, promoting peace and fighting for justice. She won the Nehru Prize in India, the Joseph Kennedy Foundation Prize in the United States and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. 1992 won the UNESCO Peace Education Award.

3. Yelena Kondakova (1957-)

Russian astronaut,1994101On October 4th, she and two male astronauts arrived at the Mir space station on the Soyuz -—TM20 spacecraft. After flying in space 169 days, she returned to the ground on1March 22, 995, setting a record for women to stay in space continuously. On April 1995, President Yeltsin awarded her the honorary title of "Hero of the Russian Federation".

4. Soong Ching Ling (1893-198 1 year)

Great patriotic, democratic, internationalist and communist fighters, world-famous great women of the twentieth century. When she was young, she followed Sun Yat-sen and devoted herself to the revolution, medical care, cultural education and the welfare of women and children.

He devoted himself to the reunification of the motherland, defended world peace and promoted human progress, and made indelible contributions. He was admired and loved by the people of China and overseas Chinese, won the praise and love of international friends, and enjoyed high prestige.

5. ingrid bergman (19 15—1982)

Ingrid bergman, a Hollywood movie star, once played the leading role in Casablanca, Bells in the Battlefield, Under the Gaslight and other films, and won three Academy Awards. He made 47 films in his life, many of which became classic works, and became famous in the film history, and was called "the greatest actress in the era of talking movies".

6. Indira Gandhi (19 17 ext. 1984)

Indian politician, the first female prime minister, was born in a noble family and served as Indian prime minister for four times. Was assassinated by Sikhs in 1984. In the modern history of the world, Indira Gandhi was the longest-serving woman in the post of Prime Minister, which lasted for fourteen years.

7. Audrey Hepburn (1929 ——1993),

Born in Brussels, sasha jackson. Audrey Hepburn is committed to charity and is the representative of the Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF, fighting for the rights and interests of women and children in the Third World. 1992 was awarded the American Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 1993 was awarded the Oscar Humanitarian Award.

8. Princess Diana (196 1 year-1997)

Born in Norfolk, England on July 196 1, she married Prince Charles of Wales on July 29th. 1In June, 987, Diana donated 3.5 million pounds of 79 dresses she auctioned to charity. Her behavior deeply touched ordinary people, especially those in trouble. June, 2065438 1 day, in order to commemorate Princess Diana, the Paris city government plans to name the square after Diana.

9. Clara Zetkin (1857—1933)

Tsetkin, the pioneer of the international women's movement, is a famous German socialist and leader. She was one of the founders of the International Socialist Women's Congress in 1907, and organized the first International Women's Congress in Bern in 19 15 to oppose the world war. She was elected as a member of the Bureau of the Third International Conference.

10, coco chanel (1883—197 1 year)

Chanel, a famous French fashion designer, has ruled Paris haute couture for 60 years. She showed the innovation of a "poor girl" image with knitted fabrics, which aroused the interest of upper-class women and prompted them to get rid of the tight-fitting style popular at that time.