Artist Julia Karl took it upon herself to draw 31 strong women in 31 days for “Inktober.”

Karl said about her project:

“We always hear that if you want to grow yourself you must put yourself in an uncomfortable position. Well, I can only agree. That’s why I decided to participate in the yearly Inktober challenge to push myself out of my comfort zone. But with my own topic and aims. I decided to work on my portrait skills and settled down on ‘strong female role models’ theme.

I learned quite a few things, for example, how to organize myself and use my limited time more productively. And how good preparation goes a long way.

Am I happy with the results? Yes and no. I’m not 100% satisfied with every piece I made but the last month gave me so many new ideas and inspiration.

Would I do it again? Yes for sure – and I’ll try to challenge myself more often on an everyday basis too.

Will I keep drawing strong women portraits? Yes but not every single day. Maybe twice or three times a week? How does it sound?”

Take a look at these great portraits.

1. Malala Yousafzai

2. Marie Sklodowska Curie

3. Amelia Earhart

4. Sylvia Plath

5. Anne Frank

6. Rosa Parks

7. Jane Goodall

8. Serena Williams

9. Coco Chanel

10. Jane Austen

11. Oprah Winfrey

12. Mary Shelley

13. Ellen DeGeneres

14. Queen Victoria

15. Angela Merkel

16. Eleanor Roosevelt

17. Beatrix Potter

18. Margaret Thatcher

19. Louisa May Alcott

20. Queen Nzinga

21. Valentina Tereshkova

22. Eileen Gray

23. Emily d%ckinson

24. Toni Morrison

25. Beyonce

26. Maya Angelou

27. Lara Bassi

28. Margaret Cavendish

29. Zaha Hadid

30. Aung San Suu Kyi

31. Empress Nur Jahan

Powerful portraits of powerful ladies.