Women of Achievement

Honoring contributions of historic women

Honoring women past and present

The Women of Achievement Award recognizes the contributions of historical (deceased) women who made outstanding and lasting contributions to the world or have advanced the well-being of others throughout the world.

This award will be a visible reminder to all crossing the Women of Achievement Bridge of their contributions to their work, communities, and the status of women.

Women of achievement have inspired, pioneered and championed extraordinary accomplishments through their lives and their work.

Indira Gandhi
Margaret Thatcher
First Woman Prime Minister of India
1966 to 1977
Isabel Perón
Isabel Perón
First Woman President of Argentina
1974 to 1976
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
First Woman Prime Minister of United Kingdom
1975 to 1990
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
First Woman President of Iceland
1980 to 1996
Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson
First Woman President of Ireland
1990 to 1997
Édith Cresson
Édith Cresson
First Woman Prime Minister of France
1991 to 1992
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
First Woman Prime Minister of Germany
2005 to 2021
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
First Woman President of Liberia/Africa
2006 to 2018
Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Rousseff
First Woman President of Brazil
2011 to 2016
Park Geun-hye
Park Geun-hye
First Woman President of South Korea
2013 to 2017
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