Suor Maria Laura Mainetti born 20 August 1939 in Colico, Lecco Kingdom of Italy. She was an Italian religious sister of the Sisters of the Cross. She was Mother superior of a convent in Chiavenna, that specialised in helping people in need.

She went to Rome on 22 August 1957, and she was admitted into the novitiate in February 1958. On 15 August 1959, she made her first vows to live according to the evangelical counsels. Before she became religious Sister, she was called Teresina Elsa Mainetti; After the vows the sister toke the name Maria Laura Mainetti.

Mainetti made her final vows in La Puye on 25 August 1964.

After she teaching in a primary school run by the Sisters of the cross in Vasto, Rome, Parma and Chiavenna, she became mother Superior of a convent in Chiavenna.

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On the evening of 6 June 2000, at about 10:00 p.m., she left the convent to help a girl who had called her and told her that she was pregnant after being raped[1]. However, it was only an excuse invented by Amber Gianasso, seventeen years old, to meet the religious at the park of Marmitte dei Giganti, a place isolated and rarely frequented in the evening, and so can offer her as a sacrifice to Satan along with his companions Veronica Pietrobelli[2] and Milena De Giambattista, aged 16 and 17 respectively[3]. According to the girls' confession, the victim initially designated would have been the then parish priest of the village, Monsignor Ambrogio Balatti, but was later discarded for his robust build that would make murder difficult, So the choice was moved to Mainetti, the physical slim and therefore judged more easily assassinable[4][5].

The three girls accompanied the religious along a poorly lit path, hit her initially with a tile[6] and ended up killing her with 19 stab wounds, one more than expected, as there should have been six each for each of the three girls, for a total of 18[7]. During the interrogations during the investigation, the young women confessed that while she was being beaten on the ground, Sister Maria Laura asked God to forgive the girls[8]. The investigation into the murder excluded the direct or indirect participation of an adult person, who could have influenced the girls, while notebooks of the girls with satanic writing were found and it turned out that, in the previous months, they had taken a blood oath which would have bound them together indissolubly[6]

Sally Ride was an American austronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, May 26 1951, she was the first of six woman chosen by Nasa in 1983 as a mission specialist. She became the first American women in space and the third woman to fly in space, before her two slavic woman did it.

She was also the youngest American astronaut ever.

Ms. Ride was a graduate of Stanford University, she had 2 bachelors and 1 master in science. As said before she part take as a mission specialist autronaut, after her training she also helped build a robotic arm.

During her training she met her husband, who she divorced in 1987 after she cheted on him with her life long partner Tam O'shaughnessy.

She left Nasa in 1987 and she worked for 2 yearsat stanford. she died in 2012 of pancreatic cancer.

She is a point of reference for all women engaged in scientific professions and for the entire LGBT+ community.

Her bisexuality was only made known after her death in 2012, she is the first LGBT+ person to be depicted on a coin.

biography

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Junko was born in Miharu, Fukushima. In 1969-70 with her husband she reached the highest peaks of Japan and those of the Alps. In 1969 junko tabei founded the "Ladies Climbing Club" whose members were all women and with which she completed a long series of climbs in over seventy countries around the world.

In 1970 with the LCC, she created the project "Japanese women for the expedition on Mount Everest" and managed to obtain permission from the government of Nepal to lead a group of fifteen ordinary women on the famous mountain. At the beginning of May, the group was already at an altitude of 6,300 metres, when an avalanche buried the field, Junko Tabei remained unconscious for a few minutes. On May 16 1975, twelve days after the avalanche, Junko Tabei finally touched the end of Mount Everest. Junko Tabei died in October 2016 of stomach cancer, leaving two children. Despite being sick since 2012, she kept climbing until 2015.

She was an american activist who fought for the abolition of slavery and the women’s suffrage. She worked as a spy for the Union during the war of secession. Herriet was the fist women who guided an armed expedition in 1863 to give freedom to the black slaves.

Harriet Tubman was a key figure in the fight against slavery in the United States. Born a slave, she escaped in 1849 and continually returned to the South to help other slaves on the underground rail line. During the Civil War, she worked as a spy, nurse, and loyal guide for the Union Army. After the war, Tubman became involved in the civil rights movement and fashion supporting women and African Americans.

The first years of Herriet’s life were hard and painful,she grew up as a slave in the country side and when she was young she had a bad had trauma wich hurted the women for all her life.

In 1849 when Harriet realised what she was going trought if she didn't do anything she refuse to be chained and she escape from the soldiers to go to the north side with a compass( this was the first time that she showed the fact that she wanted to be free).

Mss. Tubman led the famous Underground Railroad, a secret net of safe houses with the abolitionist allies and did a lot of mission to save the poor black slavier.

Harriet risked her life with every mission that she did(16 missions/600 people saved), she was nicknamed as Mosè of her people and for her clever use of costumes and her good knowledge of the country shemade all her mission successful even if they were very hard.

In the Civil war Tubman served as explorer,spy and nurse for the Union(she was a really brave and versatile women that was able to do everithing for her country and her people).

After the war she fought to recognise rights and well-being to the slaves and old people that she gave freedom to, till her death in 1913.

There are also films and books about Harriet Tubmans's story and what she did to make a change like “Harriet” a film from 2019 and “Oh Harriet” a book written by Francesco D’Adamo.

This women died but she is still recognized as a symbol of resilience,brave and resource of freedom, her life and her actions inspire all the generations and she is the prove that if you what to make the chance to your country and your people (in this case afroamericans) you can do it.

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Lidia poët is important because she was a pioneer in the fight for women’s rights in italy.

In Lidia poët case, being a pioneer means she was a among the first to challenge the social and legal norms of her time, proving that women could aspired to professional roles that had previously been reserved for men.

Her career was ambered by prejudices and gender discrimination of the era.

Lidia Poët is important for some reason;

•is the first lawyer female in italy

• fight against gender discrimination

• protection of the vulnerable

• inspiration for future generations

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As the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, she transformed the role by actively engaging in political and social issues, advocating for the disadvantaged, and reimagining what a First Lady could accomplish.

Beyond her public service, Eleanor became an influential activist, working to advance civil rights for African Americans, promote gender equality, and support the labor movement. She was an early and vocal advocate for women’s involvement in the workforce and public life, challenging traditional gender roles and expectations.

She was appointed as the U.S. delegate to the United Nations, where she played a key role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an important document that set standards for human dignity worldwide.

Eleanor Roosevelt’s leadership, activism, and dedication to equality made her one of the most influential women of the 20th century, and her legacy continues to inspire generations of women in leadership and human rights.