Awe-inspiring Women

"If they don't give you a seat at the table,
bring a folding chair" - Shirley Chisholm

International women's day, just like women's history month comes and goes each year. But it is so important to support women all year round.

There are so many inspirational women on this earth, but we don't always see them on television and in newspapers. In fact, big names covered in media are mainly male, because reality is that still more men hold titles such as CEO.

Even though we may have (fe)male rolemodels in our daily lives, many women may feel sometimes that they are not able to achieve their goals or dreams. Be it due to gender stereotypes, the challenge of work/life balance, the lack of inclusion, or even out of fear.

To contribute to the empowerment of women, below we listed some pretty iconic women in their field of work. They come from different backgrounds and show us to never take no for an answer, and to not limit ourselves!

Feeling inspired afterwards to take matters into your own hands? Perfect! Because we made sure that you can create and customize your own bag with one of these icons. Just click on 'customize my bag' at the end and get creative with colors and design!

Have fun and feel free to tag us on social media because we'd love to see the designer pieces you've created!😍

"If you're going through hell,
keep going" - Winston Chruchill

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Ada Lovelace

Ada was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation and published the first algorithm. She is regarded as one of the first computer programmers.

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Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence was an Olympic sprinter. The records she set in 1988 remain undedeated until today.

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Hawa Abdi

Somalia's first female gynecologist, Hawa and her two daughters ran a hospital and refugee camp that is now home to 90,000 people and have been hailed "The Saints of Somalia".

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Ibtihaj Muhammad

In 2016, fencing champion Ibtihaj became the first Muslim woman to represent the U.S. at the Olympics. She was also the first Olympian to wear a hijab.

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Kalpana Chawla

In 1996, after being named a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia by NASA, Kalpana Chawla became the first woman of Indian descent to fly in space.

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Katharine Graham

As chairman of The Washington Post Co. for 20 years, Katharine Graham was one of the first female publishers of a U.S. newspaper and the first woman CEO of a Fortune 500 Company.

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Katherine Johnson

Katherine's mathematical hand-calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.

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Shonda Rhimes

Shonda is a television producer and screenwriter. She created shows such as Grey's Anatomy, and Scandal. She is often praised for changing television by introducing more diverse representations of storytelling and casts into her shows.

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Sonia Sotomayor

In 2009 Sonia became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history. She is also the third female justice in U.S. Supreme Court history. Sonia continues to support women's issues, criminal justice reform, and legal immigration.

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Zaha Hadid

Despite having passed on in March 2016, Zaha Hadid remains one of the most highly regarded architects in the world, leaving behind a phenomenal legacy in her iconic, futuristic architecture.