200 inspiring people

[LadyBuffOfBuffdonia]

I've been inspired by another poster's inclusion of a modern day hero in a thread.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_Cohen-Hatton
I'm a teacher currently on maternity leave and would like to do a 'hero a day' when I go back. I'll put the resource on tes as well so others can share it when I have a full set.
I need 200 inspiring people for the list. I'd like it to be representative of society. Obviously at least 50 percent women. At least 20% non white ethnicity and at least 20% disabled.
Ideally I would like people still alive, as I think there are enough lists about inspiring dead people. I'd like it to be the challenge to Kardashian and influencer culture.
I figured I will get some good suggestions on the feminist board. Kardashian's need not apply.

Anne-Marie Imafidon
Rosalind Franklin

Helen Sherman
First British person in space, and I always loved the fact she worked for Mars at the time
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Sharman

Helen Sherman

Agree

First British person in space, and I always loved the fact she worked for Mars at the time

That is now my favourite fact ever.

Nicola Adams

Steve Shirley
Brilliant woman, came to uk on the kindertransport as a refugee, pioneer in computing, recognised and encouraged women to work from home . Called herself Steve to overcome sexism, massive fund raiser for autism
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Shirley

bell hooks

Have a look on A Mighty Girl, there's loads of good content about inspirational women and girls. It's a bit America but still lots of relevant people. www.amightygirl.com/books/mighty-girls-women

Beryl Burton
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_Burton

Sabine Schmitz
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Schmitz

Ethel Locke King
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Locke_King

Elinor Roosevelt.

Mother Theresa.

Michelle Obama.

Barack Obama.

Emmeline or Christabel Pankhurst.

Sheila Hocken
Helen Keller
Rachael Blackmore

Fallon Sherock - female darts professional.

Sorry, Fallon Sherrock. Autocorrect grrr!

Diane Abbot

Sorry, Diane Abbott

I’ve thought of another that will go done well with your pupils

Marcus Rashford

Would someone like Benjamin Zephaniah be any good? Life of crime then turned it round, has written for children.

Ellie Simmonds

[quote findyourbacon]Hibo Wardere twitter.com/HiboWardere[/quote]
Yes!

Geoff Holt geoffholt.com/. He also has a wiki page but it’s well out of date.

Dorothy Hodgkin (Nobel prize for chemistry) and

Eleanor Dodson news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/laureation-address-professor-eleanor-dodson/

Dame Dr Kathleen Timpson Ollerenshaw

Deaf British woman who became a great mathematician.

twitter.com/GWOMaths/status/1199482904121954304?s=19

I've seen upper Key Stage 2 do Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah, so perhaps an abridged version that leaves out the crime would be ok.

Generally people have to be squeaky clean in primary though, in case the children look them up.

Valentina Tereshkova - from factory worker to first women in space.

Liz Carr actor

Uroosa Arshid - hijab wearing firefighter