Top 10 Most Powerful Women in History

It’s not a shocker that over the course of history, women haven’t been deal the easiest hand. Through crowds of men handed their privilege, they had to push and claw their way to the top, working twice as hard with none of the credit. Here are the most impressive and powerful women that we tip our hats to.

1. Marie Curie
One of the first famous female scientists, this Polish and French genius won the Nobel Prize for two separate categories – the first person to do so, and the first woman, to boot! The first was for radioactivity research while the second was for Chemistry. Later on, she helped create the first X-ray technology.

2. Queen Victoria
This Queen of the UK used over an empire which stretched across six countries for over half a century (63 years to be exact), and the 2nd longest reign ever. The Victorian Era was actually named after this Queen, who rid the British colonies of slavery and accomplished many other positive reforms.

3. Princess Diana
The Princess of Wales met her demise in 1997, but she will never be forgotten thanks to her kindness and humanitarian charity work. Her marriage to Prince Charles might have had its ups and downs, but her generous and compassionate attitudes to the impoverished and disenfranchised was notable.

4. Joan Of Arc
This icon from the 1400s was considered a Saint to Roman Catholics, and a French heroine to the rest of the world. With her supposed visions, Joan rallied French troops to conquer the English, and demonstrated fearless faith and mission of liberation, right up until her death at the stake.