Of course, history is made by men. But we know very well that behind every great man there is a great woman. Here are the biographies of the greatest women who changed the course of world history. Statesmen, actresses, singers, inventors, discoverers, trendsetters - women of their era, legendary symbols of their time, whose names have long become household names. Their merits are difficult to overestimate, and the influence they had on the world around them is immeasurable. History will cherish the memory of these women forever.