LIST: 20 influential women who stirred the feminist movement

The feminist movement has been shaped by countless women who have fought tirelessly for gender equality and women's rights. Here are 20 influential women who have made significant contributions to the feminist movement:

• Gloria Steinem: A journalist and activist who co-founded Ms. Magazine and helped lead the feminist movement in the 1960s and 70s.
• Betty Friedan: Author of "The Feminine Mystique," which sparked the second wave of feminism in the United States.
• Angela Davis: A political activist and scholar who has been a vocal advocate for racial and gender equality.
• Bell Hooks: A feminist author and scholar who has written extensively on the intersection of race, gender, and class.
• Simone de Beauvoir: A French writer and philosopher who wrote "The Second Sex," a groundbreaking feminist work.
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Nigerian author and feminist who has spoken out about the importance of gender equality and women's rights.
• Audre Lorde: A poet and activist who wrote about the experiences of black women and the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality.
• Emma Watson: An actress and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador who has been a vocal advocate for gender equality.
• Malala Yousafzai: A Pakistani activist who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban for her advocacy for girls' education.
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Supreme Court Justice who has been a champion for women's rights and gender equality.
• Shirley Chisholm: The first black woman elected to Congress, who advocated for women's rights and racial equality.
• Sojourner Truth: An abolitionist and women's rights activist who delivered the famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech in 1851.
• Gloria Anzaldúa: A Chicana writer and activist who wrote about the experiences of women of color and the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality.
• Marie Curie: A physicist and chemist who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in different fields.
• Wilma Mankiller: The first female chief of the Cherokee Nation, who worked to improve the lives of Native American women and children.
• Harriet Tubman: An abolitionist and women's rights activist who helped lead slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A suffragist and women's rights activist who helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.
• Susan B. Anthony: A suffragist and women's rights activist who played a key role in the women's suffrage movement in the United States.
• bell hooks: A feminist author and scholar who has written extensively on the intersection of race, gender, and class.
• Maya Angelou: A poet and civil rights activist who wrote about the experiences of black women and the importance of self-love and self-acceptance.

These women and many others have paved the way for future generations of feminists and continue to inspire us to fight for gender equality and women's rights.