14 Important Women Who Need Much More Attention. Their Contribution to Our Civilization Cannot Be Neglected

History is not only about men. There are many areas of life that would completely different but for thousands of brave and determined women. As many of them seem to have been already forgotten, why don't we pay tribute to them and remind today's world about them. Let their actions speak once more.

American philanthropist, a social activist and the first Afro-American millionaire in US. She worked as a seamstress and housemaid. She patented some hair-care products for Afro-Americans. She also established a beauty salon and a school for travelling saleswomen who sold cosmetics.

An Italian painter who was one of the first woman to have taken up the subject of religion and history. At first she worked in her father's studio, where she displayed a talent outstripping her brothers'. One of her first ingenuous paintings was 'Susanna and the Elders'. She painted it at the age of 17. She was the first woman to be admitted to the Florence Accademia del Disegno.

An American journalist and a reporter who specialized in investigative journalism. She went undercover to be admitted to the mental hospital on Blackwell's Island. She reported the horrible conditions there. Inspired by Julius Verne's '80 Days Round the Globe' she decided to follow the trail. The journey took her 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds. She was the first woman to have traveled around the world unaccompanied by any men.

The American housewife who invented the dishwasher. The first models were manually powered, the next were equipped with a steam engine. She advertized her invention in local press and received a prize at the World's Fair in Chicago, 1893.

One of the first British paleontologists and fossils collectors. In 1812 she discovered a complete skeleton of an ichthyosaurus and almost a complete one of plesiosaurus.

A Dannish seismologist and geophysicist. She discovered the properties of the core of the Earth. Using seismic waves she proved that the inside of our planet consists of two parts: a liquid external core and solid internal core. The border zone separating this two was called Lehmann discontinuity

The first Afro-American who received the pilot license. Thanks to funds she managed to raise she learn French and went to France in 1920 to get the license.

A British astronomer of German origin. She observed the sky together with her brother. She discovered one galaxy, eight comets and an open cluster. She was also a singer.

An American doctor who introduced the scale to assess the condition of new born babies - the so-called Apgar scale.

One of the first British composers who began to create electronic music and the so-called Musique concrete.

An American geologist and a cartographer ( a map maker). She created the first map of the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

The first recorded perfume-maker mentioned in a cuneiform tablet where two of her recipes are recorded as well. She is also believed to have been the world's first chemist.

During World War II she managed to get out 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto. She hid them in orphanages or at Polish houses. Together with her associates she also helped adults. She was awarded the title of 'Righteous Among the Nations' and the Polish Order of the White Eagle.

The wife of Carl Benz. She was the first woman who drove a car for 106 kilometers on her own. She set off together with her two sons from Mannheim to Pforzheim. On the way there she fixed a few problems with the car. After her trip and his wife's suggestions, Carl Benz decided to upgrade his car.