
She rules the world, without shedding blood
Petite and feminine, Power of the world

She is my role model
Marie Curie brought out the firsts
Discovered elements Radium and Polonium
First ever woman Nobel Prize winner
A Physicist and a chemist role runner
Introduced portable x-ray to surgical needs
By giving all her weaknesses big defeats
Pioneered radioactivity research as her feats

She is my role model
Juliette Gordon created a pathway
For Girl scouts around the world
Promoting Social welfare for women
Encouraging outdoor activity as good omen
She inspired many a women around the world
Nurturing a great movement to the female sound
Fostering individual growth of women all around

She is my role model
Amelia Earhart, a female trailblazer
First women to fly solo across Atlantic
The feminist icon had passion for adventure
Setting series of records, grouping pilot’s feminine
Penning down to share through her books

She is my role model
Edith Cowan the fierce personality
Australia’s first female parliamentarian
Women’s rights activist in her individuality
Founding the Children’s court as social reform
Justice of the Peace being her credit as a Magistrate
Brought down women’s suffrage with prominence
Advocated Public Education for children of grievance

She is my role model
Arunima Sinha shrugged the victim mode
With her enthusiasm and steadfast code
The first female amputee to cross the hurdles
She braved the odds and climbed Mt. Everest
Not sitting back to brood and sulk in pain
She climbed yet again Antarctica’s highest peak
Mt. Vinson that gives jitters to climbers freak

She is my role model
Rosa Parks created a stir movement
She refused to give her seat on the bus ride
For gender bias or racism had hurt her pride
Raising awareness to African Americans Civil Rights
White skin or male gender were no superior
Those traits are outwardly, not your interior
She inspired the fight in Alabama to African delight

She is my role model
Surekha Yadav feared nothing in a Man’s world
First female passenger train driver of India in 1988
This less known woman of great gut and dare
Not cowed by challenges, not victim to any scare
Drove “Deccan Queen” on tough topography and terrain
Asia’s first female locopilot to cross the rugged grain
She maneuvered the first all-female passenger train.

She is my role model
Maya Angelou rules minds with her words
Once a victim of trauma and self-quietude
Her muted voice spoke through inked solace
Overcoming racism & trauma through love of life
Her character strength made the “Caged bird sing”
Giving rise to Civil rights movement her books
Caused shivers to the sinners and racist crooks
Ah Monica
Women I did not know
Have now come to know
Thank you for selecting
Your models and sharing
You are one of a kind
A role model so kind
You have stirred my heart
Helped when I fall apart
Your strength helps me dare
You show by how you dare
Quietly calmly, no race
With such cheerful grace
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Thank you Shariffa ji for such an awesome poetic comment as always. You have continued like a true role model to inspire and uplift me always.
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