{"id":6954,"date":"2021-03-08T12:07:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T12:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/?p=6954"},"modified":"2025-10-14T07:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:59:35","slug":"a-world-of-inspirational-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/a-world-of-inspirational-women\/","title":{"rendered":"A world of inspirational women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/international-womens-day.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/international-womens-day.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/international-womens-day.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/international-womens-day.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/international-womens-day.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/international-womens-day.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/international-womens-day.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/international-womens-day.jpg?resize=291%2C164&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/international-womens-day.jpg?w=2580&amp;ssl=1 2580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/international-womens-day.jpg?w=3870&amp;ssl=1 3870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world is overflowing with inspirational women. In celebration of International Women\u2019s Day, here are just a handful of those inspiring women.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Helen Sharman OBE<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sin\u00e9ad Burke<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Crown Princess Victoria<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Aletta Jacobs<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sandi Toksvig OBE<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Ruth Bader Ginsburg&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sarah Al-Amiri<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Noha Nabil<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Tanzeel Jabbar-Khadir<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Deborah Emmanuel<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Helen Sharman OBE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May 1991, at 26 years old, Helen Sharman became the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com\/blog\/london-fun-facts\/\">British <\/a>astronaut. Hand selected from 13,000 applicants, Helen underwent a rigorous 18 months of training, before she was launched into space. She was in space for just under 8 days, conducting media and agricultural research. Today, Helen is the Outreach Ambassador for Imperial College London, inspiring the next generation of astronauts to, quite literally, reach for the stars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Helen-Sharpe.jpg?resize=1023%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Helen-Sharpe.jpg?w=1023&amp;ssl=1 1023w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Helen-Sharpe.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Helen-Sharpe.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Helen-Sharpe.jpg?resize=291%2C164&amp;ssl=1 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Sin\u00e9ad Burke<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin\u00e9ad Burke is a writer, academic, disability activist, and director of the consulting organisation Tilting the Lens, which works to raise the baseline standard in accessibility to design a more accessible world. When she was 16 years old, she began blogging about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com\/blog\/autumn-fashion-2020\/\">fashion <\/a>industries exclusion of disabled people. Since then, she has done an incredibly successful TED talk, \u2018why design should include everyone\u2019, has been invited to the White House under the Obama administration to highlight the importance of inclusive design, and was one of the 15 women selected for the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue, guest edited by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. In 2020 she published her first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com\/blog\/swedish-must-reads\/\">book<\/a>, \u2018Break the Mould\u2019, which includes lessons for children and adults on accepting who you are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sinead-Burke.png?resize=901%2C508&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sinead-Burke.png?w=901&amp;ssl=1 901w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sinead-Burke.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sinead-Burke.png?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sinead-Burke.png?resize=291%2C164&amp;ssl=1 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Crown Princess Victoria<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crown Princess Victoria is the heir to the Swedish throne and, when she becomes queen, will be the first queen of Sweden since 1720. Aside from fulfilling her royal duties, Princess Victoria is heavily involved in charity work, focusing specifically on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com\/blog\/cleaning-your-childrens-dirty-sports-kits\/\">children<\/a>. The Crown Princess Victoria Fund was established in 1997 and provides support for leisure and recreational activities for children and young people with chronic illnesses. She is also an LGBTQ+ advocate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crown-Princess-Victoria.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crown-Princess-Victoria.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crown-Princess-Victoria.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crown-Princess-Victoria.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crown-Princess-Victoria.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crown-Princess-Victoria.jpg?resize=2048%2C1153&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crown-Princess-Victoria.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crown-Princess-Victoria.jpg?resize=291%2C164&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crown-Princess-Victoria.jpg?w=2580&amp;ssl=1 2580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dahlstroms.com\/\">Ha\u030akan Dahlstro\u0308m Photography<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Aletta Jacobs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Physician and women suffrage activist Aletta Jacobs, was the first woman to officially attend a Dutch university, and was one of the first female physicians in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com\/blog\/things-to-do-in-the-hague\/\">Netherlands<\/a>. After graduating in 1879, Aletta began providing medical services to women and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com\/blog\/teach-your-children-how-to-laundry\/\">children<\/a>. She grew increasingly concerned with the health of working women as there were no laws protecting them, meaning that their economic position was compromised. In an attempt to help, Aletta opened a free clinic in 1882, to teach women about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com\/blog\/why-you-need-to-wash-new-clothes-before-wearing-them\/\">hygiene <\/a>and child care, as well as provide contraception advice and methods. Her clinic was the first birth control clinic in the world. She continued practicing medicine until 1903, however, her attention was always focused on women\u2019s rights and she was instrumental in the establishment of the Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aletta.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aletta.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aletta.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aletta.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aletta.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aletta.jpg?resize=2048%2C1153&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aletta.jpg?resize=1200%2C676&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aletta.jpg?resize=291%2C164&amp;ssl=1 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jimforest\/\">Jim Forest<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Sandi Toksvig OBE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sandi Toksvig OBE, is a British-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com\/blog\/fun-facts-about-denmark\/\">Danish<\/a> writer, comedian, broadcaster, actor, podcaster, and political activist. She has worked on some of the biggest shows on British TV, including The Great British Bake Off and QI. In 2015 Toksvig founded the Women\u2019s Equality Party, a political party that campaigns for gender equality. She explained the reason behind setting up the party was because \u201cit\u2019s not too late to fight the good fight.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sandi-Toksvig-1.jpg?resize=1023%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sandi-Toksvig-1.jpg?w=1023&amp;ssl=1 1023w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sandi-Toksvig-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sandi-Toksvig-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sandi-Toksvig-1.jpg?resize=291%2C164&amp;ssl=1 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Ruth Bader Ginsburg&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 1993 until her death in 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com\/blog\/top-places-to-visit-in-boston\/\">United States<\/a>. She was the first Jewish woman and only the second woman to serve on the Court. Throughout her legal career, Ginsburg was an advocate for women\u2019s rights and gender equality. She worked to upend legislation that discriminated based upon gender, was a founding counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union\u2019s Women\u2019s Rights Project, and designed and taught law courses on gender discrimination laws. She is and will always be a feminist icon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ruth.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ruth.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ruth.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ruth.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ruth.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ruth.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ruth.jpg?resize=291%2C164&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ruth.jpg?w=1706&amp;ssl=1 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Sarah Al-Amiri<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On February 9th, 2021 the Hope spacecraft from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com\/blog\/best-dubai-souvenirs\/\">United Arab Emirate\u2019s<\/a> space agency went into orbit around Mars. Sarah Al-Amiri was the project\u2019s lead scientist who, along with her 80% female workforce, launched Hope into space. In October 2017 Amiri was named Minister of State for Advanced Sciences in the United Arab Emirates Cabinet. In 2020 Amiri featured on the BBC\u2019s 100 Women list, and in 2021 she was named in the Time\u2019s list of Next 100 Most Influential People.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sarah-Al-Amiri.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sarah-Al-Amiri.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sarah-Al-Amiri.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sarah-Al-Amiri.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sarah-Al-Amiri.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sarah-Al-Amiri.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sarah-Al-Amiri.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sarah-Al-Amiri.jpg?resize=291%2C164&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sarah-Al-Amiri.jpg?w=2580&amp;ssl=1 2580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani was named the most influential person in art on Artreview\u2019s Power 100, and was listed in Forbes The World\u2019s 100 Most Powerful Women. After graduating with a B.A. in political science and literature, Sheikha Al Mayassa established Reach Out To Asia, an NGO that helps victims of recent natural disasters in Asia. Alongside her philanthropy, Sheikha Al Mayassa is the chairperson of Qatar museums, chairperson of the Doha Film Institute, and is a member of the Board of Trustees at the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3064742795_52454cf549_c.jpg?resize=799%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3064742795_52454cf549_c.jpg?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3064742795_52454cf549_c.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3064742795_52454cf549_c.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3064742795_52454cf549_c.jpg?resize=291%2C164&amp;ssl=1 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Noha Nabil<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noha Nabil has been named the most influential figure in the Arab world (2018), was ranked by Forbes in the Top 10 Most Influential Arab Women in Social Media (2017), and Most Influential Arab Figure (2016). She is a businesswoman, model, and media personality. Nabil works with luxury brands, such as Fendi, Armani, and Fendi, and in 2020, Vogue Business described her as &#8220;by far the biggest influencer in the Arabic Middle East&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Noha.jpg?resize=839%2C472&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6974\" width=\"839\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Noha.jpg?w=711&amp;ssl=1 711w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Noha.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Noha.jpg?resize=292%2C164&amp;ssl=1 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Tanzeel Jabbar-Khadir<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australian native but Bahrain adoptee Tanzeel Jabbar-Khadir is the creator of #100BahrainStories. What began as a social media project in 2016, turned into a book, published in 2018. Tanzeel wanted to get to know the everyday people of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com\/blog\/manama-travel-guide\/\">Bahrain<\/a>, so interviewed them and posted their stories online. 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Her work is heavily influenced by political and feminist discourse.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-book.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-book.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-book.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-book.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-book.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-book.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-book.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-book.jpg?resize=291%2C164&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-book.jpg?w=2580&amp;ssl=1 2580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-book.jpg?w=3870&amp;ssl=1 3870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst you celebrate International Women\u2019s Day, we will take care of your laundry. 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For advertising and promotional purposes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world is overflowing with inspirational women. In celebration of International Women\u2019s Day, here are just a handful of those inspiring women.&nbsp; Helen Sharman OBE Sin\u00e9ad Burke Crown Princess Victoria Aletta Jacobs Sandi Toksvig OBE Ruth Bader Ginsburg&nbsp; Sarah Al-Amiri Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani Noha Nabil Tanzeel Jabbar-Khadir Deborah Emmanuel Helen Sharman OBE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123632407,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[661176063],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inside-laundryheap"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A world of inspirational women - Laundryheap Blog - Laundry &amp; 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