What if women ran the world?

Throughout history, women have changed the world with their strength, passion, kindness, humor, savvy, courage, maturity, generosity, and fierce determination to create a better future, so often in the face of hard and cruel resistance.

May these three articles (from bbc.com, one.org, and history.com) remind us of some of the most inspirational women leaders and innovators over the last two centuries.