Historic Movements and Icons of Gender Equality

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  1. 4. A brilliant physicist and chemist, she was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for her revolutionary work on radioactivity (5 letters)
  2. 6. UN “HeForShe” campaigner and Hogwarts’ brightest witch (10)
  3. 7. Letters for queer community rights (4)
  4. 8. Stopped burning widows, 1829(4)
  5. 9. Chennai changemaker fighting for trans voter rights(9)(Trans activist from Tamil Nadu)
  6. 11. Men-led movement opposing violence against women, started in Canada (11)
  7. 12. Global movement that emerged in the 1960s and 70s, challenging gender inequality and advocating for women’s rights (8)
  8. 14. First female teacher in India (10)(Pioneer of girls’ education India)
  9. 15. She is the first female, African-American, and Asian-American U.S. Vice President (6)
  10. 16. Activist who launched the original Me Too movement in 2006(11)(First to say #MeToo)
  11. 17. A modern movement using social media to raise awareness about sexual harassment and assault (5 letters)
  12. 18. Famous Indian trans doctor who stood up for LGBTQ+ rights, doctor-activist (8)
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  1. 1. Kenyan environmentalist & first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (7)(Africa’s first woman Nobel winner, green activist)
  2. 2. Movement advocating for the right to vote for women (8)
  3. 3. “Save the girl child” campaign in 2015 (10)
  4. 5. International day celebrated annually on March 8th, highlighting women’s achievements and advocating for gender equality(Abbreviation)(3)
  5. 9. Kicked off the first school for girls! (10)
  6. 10. Declared: “All genders deserve equal rights!” (19)
  7. 13. Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate (6)