3 月 8 日星期四标记 国际 Women’s Day – the day that celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world!
And for those of us celebrating in the UK, this year’s International Women’s Day is particularly special as 2018 marked 100 years since some women in the UK were granted suffrage – that’s the right to vote!
我们列举了一些鼓舞人心的女性外籍人士，她们在英国和全球各地为妇女权利铺平了道路。
警告：本博客包含一些 严重 #GirlPower. In fact, you may need to call your mums, sisters, aunties, wives, girlfriends etc. immediately after reading – so keep your 致电 方便！
梅根-马克尔（生于 1981 年）
American actress Meghan – who now calls Kensington Palace home – is quickly becoming one of the most famous women in the UK (and the world!), but what you may not know that she’s long been involved with humanitarian work. She’s campaigned fiercely for women’s rights as part of her Women’s Advocate role for the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. She’s been Global Ambassador for World Vision, supporting the charity’s Clean Water Campaign and raising awareness of women’s menstrual health in India, where sanitary products aren’t so readily available. We are looking forward to seeing her wedding with Prince Harry!
卡米拉-巴特曼赫里德（生于 1963 年）
卡米拉从小离开伊朗，到英国寻求庇护。此后，她一直致力于改善英国儿童的生活，在伦敦成立了慈善机构 Kids Company 和 Place2Be，为儿童提供心理治疗和咨询服务。Place2Be 甚至有一位皇室赞助人，她就是剑桥公爵夫人凯特-米德尔顿。
奥普拉-温弗瑞（生于1954年）
From her humble beginnings as the daughter to a poor single mother in Mississippi, she has turned her life around to become a successful and generous philanthropist, as well as becoming what she is most known for… a bubbly and charismatic talk show host! She has both popularised and revolutionised the talk show genre. Now…how do we get on her show?
瓦莱丽-阿莫斯（生于 1954 年）
阿莫斯男爵夫人出生于圭亚那，后移居英国，在英国政坛开创了令人难以置信的事业。1989 年，她成为平等机会委员会首席执行官，1997 年成为工党终身贵族，一年后成为托尼-布莱尔手下的大臣。2003 年，她成为国际发展大臣！
Dame Zaha Hadid (1950 – 2016)
The award-winning architect was born in Baghdad, Iraq, and moved to London to study and became a British citizen. Zaha worked on some of the UK’s most famous buildings (such as the London Aquatics Centre built for the 2012 Olympics) and was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize. She received the UK’s most prestigious architectural award, the Stirling Prize, in 2010 and 2011.
Mary Seacole (1805 – 1881)
出生于牙买加的玛丽在克里米亚战争期间自学成为一名护士，照顾生病和受伤的士兵，从而打破了社会对她的期望。她在战场附近开了一家 "英国旅馆"，士兵们可以在那里休息、购买热饮和食物。 食物她用赚来的钱资助病人的治疗。在旅行的间隙，她在英国度过了很多时光，包括在伦敦帕丁顿的家中。
别忘了在 3 月 8 日给您生活中的杰出女性打个电话、发个短信或视频通话，告诉她们自己有多么了不起！感谢 Lebara Mobile 的 廉价国际电话 和自由 SIM 卡你每天都可以告诉他们！