Google is taking part in International Women's Day by transforming its home page into a beautiful art display of quotes by inspiring women in the form of art also created by women.
The Doodle slideshow featured on the home page Friday was made by women in honor of women and features quotes from 13 pioneering women around the world. The quotes come from architects, astronauts, novelists and more and were transformed into pieces of art by talented women around the globe.
"Today's interactive, slideshow Doodle is told by and made by women," said Google.
The guest Google artists who helped make the doodle are as unique as the women quoted in it. The doodles are even showcased in the native languages of the women who originally said the quotes.
"The process of choosing the 13 quotes was extremely difficult, but we aimed to include a diverse representation of voices on a day which celebrates the past, present, and future community of diverse women around the world," said Google.
Because it's "International" Women's Day, the doodle is displaying on the home page in nearly every country around the world. There are a few where the doodle won't be available, though.
Women featured in Google's International Women's Day doodle:
Chimamanda Adichie, Nigerian writer: "I matter. I matter equally. Not 'if only,' not 'as long as.' I matter. Full stop."
Millicent Fawcett, British writer and suffragette: "Courage calls to courage everywhere."
Zaha Hadid, British-Iraqi architect: "I really believe in the idea of the future."
Emma Herwegh, German writer: "Let nothing bind you in the world other than your highest inner truth."
Mae Jemison, American astronaut and physician: "Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations."
Frida Kahlo, Mexican artist: "Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly?"
Mary Kom, Indian boxer: "Do not say you are weak because you are a woman."
Clarice Lispector, Brazilian novelist: "I am stronger than myself."
Yoko Ono, Japanese artist: "A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality."
George Sand, French novelist: "The future can awaken in a more beautiful way than the past."
Sanmao, Chinese-born Taiwanese writer: "A person who has at least one dream has a reason to be strong."
Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet: "Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in flight. On one's back they are a heavy weight."
NL Beno Zephine, Indian diplomat: "We are too precious to let disappointments enter our minds."
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