An example to follow: great women in history

Women are an amazing creation of nature. On the one hand, we are fragile and delicate, on the other hand, we have an unprecedented strength that can significantly affect the course of history. In the modern world, fans of silicone and mega fashion trends are considered to be the ideals to follow. What about true ideals and idols? Today we will talk about women who have left their mark on history, they will never be forgotten, they will not stop admiring them.

Coco Chanel

Even people far from the fashion world have at least once heard about Coco Chanel. This wonderful woman went through many trials, showing not hefty willpower and she managed to produce many things that changed the attitude of her contemporaries.

Coco Chanel's real name is Gabrielle Bonneur Chanel. She got her nickname "Coco" because, in her free time as a salesman, she sang the songs "Ko Ko Ri Ko" and "Qui qa`a vu Soso" in the cabaret. Gabrielle was born in the small French town of Saumur, located on the southern bank of the Laura River. Her mother died without having survived a difficult birth, and when she was 12 years old, her father abandoned her, along with 4 brothers, leaving them in the care of relatives. Then the children lived in an orphanage for some time.

At the age of 18, Gabrielle got a job as a salesman in a clothing store, while moonlighting singing at a local cabaret. At one of these performances, one officer noticed her and fell in love with whom she later moved to live in Paris. However, she did not manage to build female happiness with him, and after a while she went to an industrialist from England.

Chanel opened her first store in 1910, specializing in hats. During the war years, she had to close all her stores. Fate developed in such a way that a fragile woman was dragged into military troubles, for which she subsequently had to bear full responsibility in the form of imprisonment and the title of an accomplice of the Nazis.

She returned to the world of haute couture only at the age of 71. Former glory came to her only after 3 seasons, it was then that famous and rich ladies became regulars in her stores. In all that short time when she was doing exactly her favorite thing, she managed to do a lot:

• Small black dress. What exactly prompted Gabriel to create "simple luxury" is legendary and the exact answer is not known for certain. But it was after this "creation" that luxury became available to every woman, regardless of financial condition.
• Chanel perfume №5. Prior to that, all fragrances were created exclusively from plant ingredients, but Coco was the first to suggest trying to introduce artificial ingredients. After many experiments, the perfumer offered to evaluate several options for her at once, Gabrielle's choice fell on copy number five. The triumph of the perfume was provided with a novelty, in which notes of flowers were not traced.
• The 2.55 handbag, popular to this day, was released in 1955. In this way, Chanel freed women from bulky radicles that were terribly uncomfortable. Therefore, a small quilted rectangular handbag on a chain quickly fell in love with the weaker sex.

Two-tone shoes, the use of accessories and pearls, short haircuts for women, trouser suits for women, costume jewelry, fitted jackets - all this, familiar in the modern world, was achieved thanks to the perseverance and amazing taste of the wonderful Coco Chanel.

Mother Teresa

Agnessa Gonja Boyajiu is the true embodiment of mercy. Even during her lifetime she was considered a saint, but she modestly called herself "a pencil in the hands of God." Agnes was born in 1910 in a fairly wealthy family. They always welcomed the poor, and they themselves visited some of them. From the age of twelve, Agnes began to dream of becoming a nun and helping those in need.

At the age of eighteen, she left her parental home, moved to Ireland and became a nun in order to devote herself entirely to the suffering, lepers and sick. For about 30 years, she managed to found a community that was involved in the creation of hospitals, shelters and schools that could be visited by the sick and the poor. At the same time, neither religion nor nationality made any difference. Her face was always on the news about hot spots, she was everywhere, where help was needed.

Mother Teresa died at the age of 87. Before her death, she was asked if she had at least occasionally holidays and weekends, to which the answer was that every day was a holiday for her. After her death, in 2003, she was canonized by the Catholic Church, and in 2016 she was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.

Hedy Lamarr

This Hollywood actress is not only beautiful in appearance, but also amazingly smart. It is thanks to this lovely lady that we now have the opportunity to use mobile phones, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and navigators. There is an interesting fact that it was this actress who played an orgasm for the first time on TV screens, for which she was quickly nicknamed "Miss Sex". She has her own star on the walk of fame. Men loved her for her beauty and intelligence, and a rich imagination, but she just got married six times.

Born into a prosperous family, at the age of 16, she decided to leave home and go to a theater school. She began acting in films very early, exactly as she gained world fame. The girl did not hesitate to act in scenes that were frank for those times. She received no less fame for her quarrelsome and overly scandalous character. For some time her filming career stopped, but at 52 she again decided to return, but the secondary ascent cannot be called successful. Straightforwardness obstructed her and raised new enemies, which is only a harsh and impartial statement about Hollywood.

Then there was an accusation of stealing shoes, however, the court found the evidence insufficient and the charge was dropped. Despite the acquittal, the reputation was tarnished. The second time, the actress's autobiography tarnished her reputation, in which it was written that she was suffering from nymphomania.

As for inventive activity, Hedy was engaged in it quite persistently and received a patent for remote control of torpedoes in 1940. However, the value of the invention was realized only a few years later. Not long waiting, in 1942, in the company Anteil, she received a second patent, the development of which was rejected by the American fleet due to the complexity of implementation. But it was this work that served as the basis for the creation of Wi-Fi.

The life of this interesting woman cannot be called simple or easy, but the fact that she did not live her years in vain is for sure!

Oprah Winfrey

This woman broke the record for being on the list of influential people. Oprah Winfrey is a media mogul. She owns a commercial resource, a radio network, a film studio, a magazine and a personal channel. By the way, her real name is not Oprah, but Orpa, but why the decision was made to rearrange the letters is really not clear. According to one version, it was difficult for the girl's friends to pronounce her real name, so the rearrangement was for the convenience of speech pronunciation.

Oprah was born into a simple family. Her mother worked as a maid, and her father as a miner (by the way, they were never scheduled). In her first years, the girl lived with her grandmother in a remote village. It is worth noting that then the child's life could not be called sweet, the strict grandmother often scolded the negligent granddaughter for shirking from household chores or disobedience, for which the latter had to go through quilting with a rod. For several years the girl did not know what boots were, as she ran barefoot. She got her first dress only when she went to school. Grandmother taught Oprah to read and write when she was not even three years old.

At the age of six she was taken by her mother, who was even kinder than her grandmother. As Oprah herself said, at the age of 9 she had to endure the harassment of her cousins, uncles and their friends, then she was raped, and the first pregnancy came at the age of 14. Unfortunately, the child died shortly after birth, which greatly upset the young mother. Oprah's life was held in absolute poverty and was full of tragedies, but despite this, the girl never lost heart. As the girl herself later admitted, she was often saved by reading, in it she found consolation, it served as a kind of door.

Only at the age of 14 her life began to slowly improve. She moved to live with her father, to his new family, and then the story is somewhat reminiscent of the tale of the ugly duckling. When at the age of 15, Oprah saw the walk of fame, she said that sooner or later she would put her name in this place. At the age of 16, the girl won the competition and received the oratory cup, which ensured her the right to study in Tennessee.

For the first time on television, Oprah was in her second year of study at the institute, becoming a news TV presenter. In addition, she became the first African American woman to hold such a position. But news reporting turned out to be not her strong point, so it can hardly be called a success. This was due to her talent for empathy, as when reporting the news of sad events, she could hardly hold back her tears. But it was this quality that helped her soar to the skies. She stayed in her position for exactly 9 months, after which she was removed.

The difficult fate of the "ugly duckling" raised a strong woman with a strong-willed character and a kind heart. Now she is popular all over the world and the ratings of her programs are breaking all records.

Faina Ranevskaya

Faina Ranevskaya is deservedly called one of the greatest actresses of the twentieth century, as well as the queen of the second plan. Now it is also very often associated with many sayings. This woman has always been straightforward and said what she thinks. After the first role, she was immediately noticed by both the audience and the directors. What roles she did not try on, and the hot-tempered Lyalya in the comedy "Foundling", and the housekeeper Margarita Lvovna in "Spring", everyone is also familiar with the low tone of the housewife Freken Bock from Carlson.

The future actress was born into a wealthy Jewish family in the city of Taganrog. Faina studied at a female gymnasium, and from the age of 14 she began to get involved in theatrical play, studying at a private school. The girl left for Moscow in 1915, where she met other actors. In the same year, in the fall, she signed a contract to work on the actor's exchange, after which she was sometimes invited to roles.

Faina did not finish the theater school, but began to play in many roles in provincial theaters. The difficult character led to the fact that she often quarreled with the directors. For the first time in the movie, the actress appeared in 1934.

Faina Ranevskaya left behind many quotes that will never be forgotten. She did not part with her humor until her death. Shortly before her death, she asked to write on the tombstone "She died of disgust." She did not have children, did not have a husband, so her loneliness was diligently brightened up by the faithful mongrel Boy, whom she picked up on the street.

Margaret Thatcher

The first attempt by Margaret Thatcher to enter political life, which fell on 1950, ended in failure. In 53, she became the owner of a law degree and began to practice tax law. But already in 1959, at the age of 34, she was first elected to the House of Commons as a representative of the Conservative Party. Then she combined two positions: the chairman of the Parliamentary Pension Committee and the head of the National Security Committee. In 1974, she became the head of the Ministry of Education, while being the only woman in the entire government. Her career went rapidly, and already in 1979 she became the first woman in history to take the post of prime minister in the UK.

During her years as head of government, she received the title of "iron lady". During those 11 years, she managed to carry out many tough economic reforms, which cannot be fully enumerated. The most difficult period for her was her third post, which was associated with the loss of support for her party, due to a number of unpopular measures taken by her. At that time, she had no choice but to leave her post.

Margaret had several academic degrees, including a doctorate from the Russian University. Mendeleev. Two books of memoirs came out from under her hand, and in 92 she accepted the title of Baroness from Elizabeth II herself. In addition, she has received numerous awards from both the UK and foreign countries.

The life of the "iron lady" did not end in the best way. Before her death, she suffered several micro-strokes, and then suffered from senile dementia. This is one more proof that good still triumphs over evil.

Catherine II

Catherine II for the most part became famous for her successful foreign policy, which included the annexation of lands (Crimea, Lithuania, Belarus), a serious development of culture and science. But it was she who sold Alaska at a very low price, for which many are now criticizing her. She fought a number of successful warriors, had a hand in the development of the navy and the Russian army. The peasants, on the other hand, did not like her policy, since during her reign, the quality of life of the latter significantly deteriorated, while the nobles began to receive more privileges.

She was characterized by firmness and decisiveness of character, courage - everything that the ruler simply must have. In most cases, she acted slowly, weighed everything and thought it over several times, trying to be a flexible politician.

Even her inveterate ill-wishers of those times spoke of her as a wise ruler, with the exception, however, of Klyuchevsky, who was skeptical of her mental abilities. The period of her reign was marked as the "golden age of Catherine."

Joan of Arc

The short life of the Maid of Orleans fell on 1412-1431. Jeanne Dark is a national French heroine who commanded the French troops in the century's war. She was captured by the Burgundians, and then transferred into the hands of the British, after which she was recognized as a heretic and burned at the stake as punishment. Then, however, in 1456 her name was rehabilitated, and centuries later, in 1920, she was canonized.

Jeanne was born in the village of Domremi in an impoverished noble family. Jeanne herself never called herself Dark, only Jeanne a virgin, commenting that in childhood she was called Jeanette.

At the age of 13, as she herself said, she heard the voice of the Archangel Milail and other saints, who also appeared to her in a visible form. After some time, they told her that it was in her power to remove the siege from Orleans and expel the invaders from the kingdom. When the girl was 16 years old, she went to the commander-in-chief and told him about her mission. For obvious reasons, she was ridiculed and she decided to return home, but a year later, the attempt was repeated. Struck by the persistence of the young lady, the captain began to take her more seriously.

She wore men's clothing, since it is more convenient to fight in it and such an appearance does not attract the unhealthy attention of the other soldiers. The fragile girl was able to inspire adult men to win. But despite all her merits, fate was not favorable to her. In the clutches of the British, the girl was in 1431. Jeanne, even on pain of death, did not renounce her beliefs, for which she was sentenced to death.

Tereshkova Valentina

This pretty, fragile lady is not just a woman, but the only woman in the world who alone flew into space, as well as the first woman in Russia to have the rank of major general. Valentina Vladimirovna was born in a simple peasant family of immigrants from Belarus. Until 1962, the girl lived an ordinary life - she studied at school, at the age of 17, in order to help her family, she got a job as a bracelet, after which she worked as a weaver at a combine. In 1959, she became interested in parasailing sports and studied at the technical school of light industry.

In 1962, Sergei Korolev made a decision that it would not hurt to launch a woman into space, in connection with which he announced a set of candidates. Five applicants were selected out of hundreds that met the criteria set, including Tereshkova. All five were called up for urgent military service to the rank and file. After that, a number of preparatory measures began, which were ultimately passed and Tereshkova was appointed the only candidate for the flight.

A significant event took place on June 16, 1963, the flight lasted about three days. By the way, in addition to the fact that Valentina Vladimirovna turned out to be the only woman alone in the vastness of space, she was still 10 years younger than Gordon Cooper (the youngest American astronaut), at that time she was only 26 years old. In order not to disturb her relatives, on the day of the flight, she told them that she was going to the parachutists' competition. Relatives learned about the event through the news from the radio. The flight did not go as smoothly as we would like, but she went through the physical discomfort and nausea that accompanied her entire flight and steadfastly endured 48 revolutions around the earth.

Indira Gandhi

In 66 of the twentieth century, she became Prime Minister of India and how wrong her rivals were, calling her "a stupid doll." Indira appeared in 1917 in a wealthy and influential family. Having matured, she married and became the mother of two sons - those years were the happiest in her life. Unfortunately, this did not last long. After 18 years of marriage, she lost her beloved husband, which made her forget about politics for a while, after another 4 years she said goodbye to her father, and then her youngest son. It is difficult even to imagine what was happening in her soul then, but she managed to withstand adversity and withstood all the tests.

Indira was the first woman who was entrusted to decide the fate of the country in the political arena, which led to the prosperity of India. She did a lot for India, in addition, she established inter-political relations with the USSR. But there were still dissatisfied with her policy.

Throughout her life, despite her inner strength, she always remained a true woman and it was this quality that played a fatal mistake. On that day, October 31, 84, she was preparing for an interview and choosing a dress for a long time. To put on the chosen outfit, she decided not to wear a bulletproof vest, believing that it made her look fat. Eight bullets were fired at her by her own bodyguards. Even the best doctors could not save her.