Google Doodle celebrated the International Women’s Day 2017 by featuring 13 “female pioneers.” The doodle shows a short clip of a little girl asking her grandmother to tell her "the best bedtime story ever" before the child gets to know the 13 remarkable women who have helped shape history.

“They pursued a range of professions and passions and hailed from an array of backgrounds and countries. In fact, all of these women have been featured in individual doodles in the past, but often only in their countries of origin. So today we’re taking the opportunity to share their stories with everyone,” Google wrote about the 13 women, adding that not all of the women showcased in the doodle are "household names," but that "each made a mark in her own way."

Here are the 13 women Google honored Wednesday:

Ida B. Wells

An African-American journalist, a civil rights leader and one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Ida B. Wells has often written about the fight for women’s suffrage and also the struggle for civil rights. She documented lynching of black people in the United States in the 1890s.

Lotfia ElNadi

She was Egypt’s first female pilot and became well-known when she flew over the pyramids and competed in international flying races. She was also the first African woman, as well as the first Arab woman, to get a pilot's license.

Lina Bo Bardi

An Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect who devoted her life to the promotion of the social and cultural potential of architecture and design.

Frida Kahlo

A Mexican painter and activist born in Mexico City in 1907, she was well-known for her self-portraits. Her works have been celebrated by feminists for its honest depiction of female experiences.

Olga Skorokhodova

A Soviet Union scientist and writer, she lost her vision and hearing at the age of five, yet became a researcher in the field of communications and made some great finds concerning the development of education of deaf-blind children.

Miriam Makeba

A South African singer and civil rights activist, Miriam Makeba was forced to work as a child following her father’s death. She became a singer of jazz and African melodies after suffering abuse in her marriage when she was 17. After winning a Grammy, she became involved in the civil rights struggle and also wrote political songs.

Sally Ride

An American astronaut and physicist who joined NASA in 1978 after getting her PhD. She was the first American woman and the third woman ever to go into space in 1983 at the age of 32.

Halet Çambel

A Turkish archaeologist, Halet Çambel became the first Muslim women to compete in the Olympics in the 1936 Berlin games as a fencer.

Ada Lovelace

An English mathematician who became the world’s first computer programmer. She is majorly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.

Rukmini Devi

An Indian dancer and choreographer who brought her classical dance form o f Bharatanatyam to the stage even though it was considered “low” and “vulgar” in the 1920s.

Cecilia Grierson

An Argentine physician who became the first woman to receive a medical degree in Argentina at a time when women were barred from entering medical school. She became an advocate for women’s rights in the country after facing harassment at her medical school.

Lee Tai-young

Korea’s first female lawyer who founded the country’s first legal aid center and fought for women’s rights. She also fought for civil rights in the country and was arrested in 1977 for her beliefs.

Suzanne Lenglen

A French tennis champion who gained fame after winning 31 championships and dominating the women’s sport for over a decade.

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