--- description: For International Women's Day this year, Google is debuting a special Google Doodle that pays homage to 13 inspirational women title: This Google Doodle Celebrates International Women's Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Google Doodle Celebrates 13 Inspirational Women for International Women's Day  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 8, 2017 5:01 AM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 8, 2017 5:01 AM CUT [International Women’s Day](http://time.com/4250718/how-the-world-celebrated-international-womens-day/ "undefined") began in [the early 1900s](http://time.com/4238999/womens-history-month-history/ "undefined") when women in New York City came together to advocate for fair pay, better working conditions, and the right to vote. Now, more than 100 years later, [Google](http://time.com/timelapse2016/ "undefined") is honoring the day with a [Google Doodle](http://time.com/4653228/google-doodle-fred-korematsu-civil-rights-activist/ "undefined") that celebrates 13 trailblazing women and their incredible stories. The Doodle is presented in a slideshow format and begins with a bedtime story that a grandmother tells her young granddaughter; this is no typical childhood bedtime tale, but instead is the ultimate narrative of 13 truly inspirational women, from all fields, eras, and countries. The slideshow begins with [American journalist and activist Ida B. Wells](http://time.com/3960699/google-doodle-ida-b-wells/ "undefined") and concludes with Suzanne Lenglen, a French tennis star, with appearances in between from a variety of women ranging from Sally Ride, an American astronaut who was the first woman in space, to [Mexican painter and activist Frida Kahlo](http://time.com/3858100/see-frida-kahlos-colorful-collection-of-clothes/ "undefined"). See every woman featured on the International Women’s Day Google Doodle below or on [Google](https://www.google.com/doodles "undefined"). ### 1\. Ida B. Wells  (Courtesy: Google) American journalist, suffragist, and civil rights activist ### 2\. Lotfia El Nadi  (Courtesy: Google) Egyptian aviator ### 3\. Frida Kahlo  (Courtesy: Google) Mexican painter and activist ### 4\. Lina Bo Bardi  (Courtesy: Google) Italian-born Brazilian architect ### 5\. Olga Skorokhodova  (Courtesy: Google) Soviet scientist and researcher in the field of deaf & blind communication ### 6\. Miriam Makeba  (Courtesy: Google) South African singer and civil rights activist ### 7\. Sally Ride  (Courtesy: Google) American astronaut and the first woman in space ### 8\. Halet Çambel  (Courtesy: Google) Turkish archaeologist and the first Muslim woman to compete in the Olympics ### 9\. Ada Lovelace  (Courtesy: Google) English mathematician, writer, and the world’s first computer programmer ### 10\. Rukmini Devi  (Courtesy: Google) Indian dancer and choreographer and activist ### 11\. Cecilia Grierson  (Courtesy: Google) Argentine physician, reformer, and the first woman in Argentina to receive a medical degree ### 12\. Lee Tai-young  (Courtesy: Google) Korean lawyer and activist who was Korea’s first female lawyer and judge ### 13\. 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