--- title: Google Doodle Marks International Women's Day With Quotes description: Google Doodle's slideshow honors words of inspiration from notable female trailblazers including Yoko Ono and Zaha Hadid canonical: https://time.com/5547827/google-doodle-international-womens-day-2019/ author: Hillary Leung article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-08T07:59:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:58.873Z og:title: Google Doodle Celebrates International Women's Day og:description: A slideshow features words of inspiration from women around the world og:url: https://time.com/5547827/google-doodle-international-womens-day-2019/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7203084fc9980471/69894675b21a9cdeb05003e7/international-womens-day-2019-5962170041892864.6-2xa.gif?branch=production&width=818&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 818 og:image:height: 460 og:image:alt: international-womens-day-2019-5962170041892864.6-2xa og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Google Doodle Celebrates International Women's Day twitter:description: A slideshow features words of inspiration from women around the world twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7203084fc9980471/69894675b21a9cdeb05003e7/international-womens-day-2019-5962170041892864.6-2xa.gif?branch=production&width=818&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Google Doodle Celebrates the Inspirational Words of Trailblazing Women From Around the World > Sponsored content. 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The interactive slideshow features artwork, designed by female artists around the globe, of quotes appearing in the native language of each respective speaker or writer. The 13 featured women are known for their accomplishments across a range of fields including science, sports and the arts. “I really believe in the idea of the future,” reads the quote by [Iraqi-British architect](http://time.com/4277849/zaha-hadid-1999-profile/) Zaha Hadid, pictured in striking and colorful Arabic lettering, with shadows beneath creating an effect of dynamic movement. Google asked the designers to explain how they personally interpreted the quotes. Dubai-based Abjad Design studio, fully owned by women, said Hadid’s words carry “a sense of hope and optimism for a brighter and better future.” > [](https://twitter.com/GoogleDoodles/status/1103911748069875717) > [](https://twitter.com/GoogleDoodles/status/1103974403031871490) The words of Japanese artist [Yoko Ono](http://time.com/4595055/yoko-ono-peace-john-lennons-death-anniversary/), and Nigerian author and feminist icon [Chimamanda Adichie](http://time.com/4690165/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-dear-ijeawele-10-questions/) were also featured. > [](https://twitter.com/yokoono/status/1103807794468278277) [Last year](http://time.com/5189856/international-womens-day-2018/), the Google Doodle team invited [12 international female artists](https://www.google.com/doodles/international-womens-day-2018) to design a Doodle that captured a moment, person or event that impacted their lives as women. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5547827/google-doodle-international-womens-day-2019/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5547827/google-doodle-international-womens-day-2019/"},"headline":"Google Doodle Celebrates the Inspirational Words of Trailblazing Women From Around the World","datePublished":"2019-03-08T07:59:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:57:58.873Z","description":"A slideshow features words of inspiration from women around the world","url":"https://time.com/5547827/google-doodle-international-womens-day-2019/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Google Doodle","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7203084fc9980471/69894675b21a9cdeb05003e7/international-womens-day-2019-5962170041892864.6-2xa.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Hillary Leung","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/hillary-leung/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7203084fc9980471/69894675b21a9cdeb05003e7/international-womens-day-2019-5962170041892864.6-2xa.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"international-womens-day-2019-5962170041892864.6-2xa","caption":"","creditText":"Google","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5547827/google-doodle-international-womens-day-2019/","name":"Google Doodle Celebrates the Inspirational Words of Trailblazing Women From Around the World"}}]}] ```