The true stories of 40 bold, brave and inspirational women.

Meet trailblazers such as revolutionary architect Zaha Hadid, actor and inventor Hedy Lamarr, environmental activist and women's rights campaigner Wangari Maathai, modernist painter and animator Mary Blair, and physicist Chien-Shiung Wu.

Some names will be familiar, while others will not - but all of these women had a lasting impact on their fields.