Supreme Court Justice and icon of gender equality

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"Women belong wherever decisions are made."

SOCIAL IMPACT · TRANSMEDIA · IN DEVELOPMENT

Iconic Women

Celebrating Women Who Moved — And Still Move & Shape — The World.

219+ women documented across generations. Scientists, activists, artists, athletes, leaders, rebels. A transmedia project that combines biography, illustration, photography, and social impact into something that doesn't exist yet.

Ask someone to name 10 women who changed history. Most struggle past five. Not because the women don't exist. Because history erased them.

Young Jewish diarist, a universal symbol of resilience

Anne Frank

"Despite everything, I still believe in human goodness."

THE PROBLEM

History Forgot. I'm Documenting.

Rosa Parks planned strategic activism — history remembers "a tired woman." Jane Goodall revolutionised primatology — against academic sexism. Lucille Ball built a television empire — before "female CEO" was imaginable. Hedy Lamarr invented the technology behind WiFi — Hollywood only remembered the face.

The pattern is consistent. Women act. History footnotes. Textbooks summarise. And the next generation grows up without models — not because the models don't exist, but because nobody presented them properly.

This project exists because the books that should have existed didn't.

So I'm making them.

Hollywood actress and inventor of Wi-Fi technology

Hedy LamarR

"The future belongs to those who dream today."

THE PROJECT

More Than a Book

Iconic Women is a transmedia ecosystem. Each woman gets a rigorous biographical profile — not a Wikipedia summary, not hero worship, but real women with real contradictions who changed the world despite and sometimes because of their flaws.

The profiles are organised into thematic capsules: Eco-Warriors (environment), Scientists in Skirts (STEM), Girls That Move (under 30, Gen Z), Forgotten Queens (history), Art Rebels (artists), Women of Law, Entrepreneurs, Athletes, Writers, Philanthropists, Political Leaders. Every generation from 14 to 90 finds someone who speaks to them.

The Transmedia Dimensions

The biographical book is the foundation. Around it: a podcast series interviewing living subjects, a documentary project, photography portraits of the women who are still alive, exhibitions with grand format prints, limited edition art drops, and a free educational kit designed for schools.

219+ women. One question for each: what did the world almost lose because it didn't listen?

Two-time Nobel Prize winner and pioneer of radioactivity

MARIE CURIE

"Life is not easy for any of us. But we must show perseverance and, above all, self-confidence."

THE APPROACH

Rigour Meets Emotion

Every profile is built on documented research — not inspirational platitudes. The tone is honest, direct, and human. These women were extraordinary, but they were also imperfect, conflicted, and stubborn. That's what makes them real. That's what makes them useful as models.

The writing methodology combines two formats: "Every Gen" profiles accessible to readers aged 14 to 90 — structured around key life moments, core quotes, and historical context — and "Classic" profiles for deeper analysis of complex figures. Both formats prioritise one thing: the reader walks away thinking "if she did it, maybe I can too."

Inspiration without honesty is propaganda. These profiles tell the whole story.

THE IMPACT

Art Funds Activism

Iconic Women is directly connected to Say Stop — a global street art campaign against domestic violence launching January 30, 2027, developed with the NO MORE Foundation.

10% of all Iconic Women profits fund Say Stop.

A free educational kit is planned for distribution to 5,000+ schools worldwide. The profiles become teaching material — history, philosophy, gender studies, civic education. The book enters classrooms where it's needed most.

Limited edition art drops — illustrated portraits, photography prints — generate additional revenue that flows back into the social impact cycle. Exhibitions, conferences, interviews with living subjects complete the transmedia architecture.

The book inspires. The art funds the fight. The schools carry it forward.

SCULPTOR, PAINTER AND PIONEER OF THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT IN CONTEMPORARY ART

Niki de Saint Phalle

"Art is a way to survive."

STATUS

Where It Stands

The project is in active development. Profiles are being written, research is ongoing, and the first Tome — 30 biographical profiles — is in preparation. Publishing format (KDP self-publishing vs. traditional publisher) is under evaluation. Interviews with living subjects are being planned.

164 of the 219+ women documented are still alive. 77 have been identified as priority interview subjects for the podcast and documentary dimensions.

Informations

Project: Iconic Women — Celebrating Women Who Move & Shape the World Profiles

Documented: 219+ Living Subjects: 164 (77 priority interviews)

Format: Transmedia — Book + Podcast + Documentary + Exhibitions + Art Drops

Social Impact: 10% of all profits → Say Stop (domestic violence prevention)

Languages: English (first edition). French edition subject to publishing partnership.

Publishing: Under evaluation (KDP / traditional publisher)

Status: In active development — Tome 1 in preparation

This project needs partners who believe women's stories deserve more than a footnote.

If you're a publisher, a festival, an educational institution, a foundation, or a brand — and this resonates — write to me.

ludo@cazeba.com

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