Things I like: suffragettes, war workers, factory girls, socialites who got stuff done, ladies who ruled countries, and women who changed the world, even if it was just a little bit. Click on photos for sources.
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María Urrutia Ocoró the first gold medalist in women’s 75kg weightlifting, 2000.
The only Colombian gold medalist (so far), María went on to serve in the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia (Lower House of Congress) from 2002 to 2010.