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Mary Ware Dennett was a suffragette and birth control reformer. Mary founded the first birth control organization in America, The National Birth Control League.

In 1915, Mary published "The S*x Side of Life" as a teaching tool for her teenage sons and other young men. Sending this pamphlet through the mail was illegal under the Comstock Act, so it was a surprise that her first arrest did not take place until 1929. She appealed and in a groundbreaking ruling, the Appeals Court ruled in her favour and thus began the slow removal of laws prohibiting obscene materials.

There are thousands of women pushing boundaries and shattering glass ceilings around the world every day. Future generations of women will not have to worry that their dreams are not achievable.

Each of the historic triumphs we will highlight this month helped to move the women's movement forward. Hope they inspire you - of all genders and backgrounds- to believe that you can do anything you set your mind to.

Mae C Jemison is an American astronaut and physician who, on June 4, 1987, became the first African-American woman to be admitted into NASA's astronaut training program.

On September 12, 1992, Jemison finally flew into space with six other astronauts aboard the Endeavour on mission STS47, becoming the first African- American woman in space.