In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (March 8th), we’re highlighting women making history today and changing the world right now—during a debilitating pandemic, no less. From the first women to overwinter solo in the high Arctic to the engineer who delivered the news to all earthlings that NASA’s rover touched down on Mars and the biochemist whose scientific research paved the way for a COVID-19 vaccine, these women made historic strides and achievements in a locked down and downtrodden era. You might not know all their names now, but their impact on the world will go down in history.
01: JULIEN LIENARD/CONTOUR/GETTY; 02: BILL INGALLS/NASA/GETTY; 03: PATRICK SEMANSKY/AFP/GETTY 04: OCTAVIO PASSOS/GETTY; 05: ATLANTIC CAMPAIGNS; 06: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/GETTY; 07: HEARTS IN THE ICE; 08: COURTESY OF KATALIN KARIKO; 09: HAGEN HOPKINS/GETTY