Imagine the life of these 13 earth-changing women. I bet their everyday lives mirror/ed ours. Now imagine life without the energy and contributions of these 13 women. The power of one is a real force for each of us to think about as we go about our seemingly ordinary days.
1) Dr. Hattie Alexander – discovered the cure for bacterial meningitis
2) Dr. Virginia Apgar – developed a numerical evaluation of newborn babies’ vital signs that can alert doctors to the need for special attention
3) Josephine Cochrane – invented the first mechanical dishwasher
4) Fannie Merritt Farmer – published the first cookbook to have recipes that were easy to replicate due to the inclusion of measured amounts for all ingredients.
5) Lillian Moller Gilbreth – invented step-to-open trash cans and refrigerators with shelves in the doors.
6) Mary Phelps Jacobs – patented the design for the first modern bra, made of handkerchiefs, ribbon, and cord (sounds like something from Victoria’s Secret 
7) Alice Lakey – led the campaign that led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act.
FYI: Before the act, “Habit-forming drugs such as cocaine were not illegal so long as they were labeled with their contents. “Pure Food and Drug Act. (2009, April 4). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:16, April 9, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pure_Food_and_Drug_Act&oldid=281638398
Candy Lightner – founded MADD (mothers against drunk driving)
9) Belva Ann Lockwood – responsible for law guaranteeing equal pay for equal work in federal jobs
10) Lucy Terry Prince – once enslaved, she was the first woman to address the Supreme Court where she successfully defended a land claim -
11) Margaret Sanger – established the Birth Control Clinical Research Bureau
12) Martha Woostein – a physician and investigator in pediatric pathology
13) Dr. Rachelle Yarros – established the second birth control clinic in the US in Chicago
Primary Source: The Timetable of Women’s History: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in Women’s History
