5 Women who Changed the World: Pt. 19

​This month, my posts will spotlight 5 women who changed the world. In the end, 100 women will be spotlighted. Today I spotlight the following women:

• ​Gertrude Ederle
• Ruth Handler
• Bonang Matheba
• Amelia Earhart
• Sacagawea

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Gertrude Ederle

Athlete

A swimming sensation known as "Queen of the Waves." An Olympic champion and also set world records in five events. The first woman to swim across the English Channel.

Biography

Ruth Handler

Businesswoman

Inventor for Mattel and creator of the Barbie doll. Sold over a billion toys across the world and has received multiple awards. One of the most well-known toy makers in the world.

Biography

Bonang Matheba

TV Personality

Built a career to become one of the most well-known people in South Africa. First South African celebrity to launch reality TV show and first black South African woman to be on countless magazine covers.

Biography

Amelia Earhart

Pilot

A trailblazer in aviation, setting records, including being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Known for writing books on aviation and being a leader figure of the Ninety-Nines, an organization set up for female pilots.

Biography

Sacagawea

Explorer

Part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that traveled across the U.S. Role was to form relationships with cultural groups and to help with local knowledge within the different regions they explored. Seen as a woman of independence.

Biography