3 2 1 Awesome! : 20 Fearless Women Who Dared to be Different

Hi, I’m Juno! Let’s begin counting- and leading! -with twenty of the world’s most amazing women. Ready to learn from these sheroes? Let’s do this!

20: In the 1940s, the iconic Rosie the Riveter inspired 20 million women to enter the workforce for the first time.
19: In the course of her career, prolific dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp earned 19 honorary doctorates. ” There’s nothing wrong with fear: the only mistake is to let it stop you in your tracks.”
18: At just 18 years old, Temple Grandin, professor and autism advocate, invented a “hug machine” to help people like herself with sensory-processing disorders.
17: Ada Lovelace, programmer, was 17 years old when she became pen pals with a Cambridge professor whose work she corrected. In doing so she created the first-ever computer algorithm! “What is imagination? …it teaches us to live.”
16: Architect Zaha Hadid’s iconic design for an opera house was originally rejected. 16 years later, it was built in Guangzhou and is considered one of the architectural must-sees of the world. “Yes, I’m a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted, and tough.”
15: Confident and controversial, soccer forward Megan Rapinoe (whose jersey number is 15!) helped lead the US women’s national team to consecutive World Cup wins. “Be more. Be better. Be bigger than you’ve ever been before.”
14: “Fighting Shirley” Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress. She represented New York’s 12th congressional district for 14 years. “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”