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Groundbreaker
women

BY TOLUNA TEAM SPAIN

Throughout history, many women
have struggled to make a place for
themselves in a world that seemed to

be dominated by men.

The lives of these five women, and
many others, have marked a before
and after on the road to equality.

C h r i s t i n e d e P i z a n
Born in the 15th century in Venice, this
philosopher, writer, and humanist poet is

considered the forerunner of Western feminism
and the first woman to earn a living by writing
professionally.

The sudden death of her father and husband
forced her to take care of her family, so she
decided to start writing. Her best-known work is
The City of Ladies (1405), a plea for women for
whom she claims a place in the world, as well as a

clear criticism of the misogyny that prevailed in
medieval times.

V a l e n t i n a T e r e s h k o v a
At the age of 26, Russian astronaut Valentina
Tereshkova became the first woman to fly into
outer space aboard the Vostok 6 spacecraft.

After 70 hours of flight and 48 laps around the
Earth, Tereshkova landed near a Kazakh village
with symptoms of dizziness, but with the

satisfaction of having accomplished a mission for
Russia and for feminism.

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