Ethel Benjamin lives

1875: Ethel Benjamin is born in Dunedin, New Zealand.
1897: Ethel graduates from the University of Otago with a law degree, becoming the first woman in New Zealand to do so.
1900: Ethel is involved in a serious accident that leaves her with injuries that require several months of recovery.
1901: Ethel is appointed as a barrister and solicitor, becoming the first woman in the British Empire to be admitted to the bar.
1910: Ethel becomes a prominent campaigner for women's rights, including suffrage and equal pay.
1919: Ethel marries and has two children, but continues to practice law and advocate for women's rights.
1925: Ethel is involved in another accident, but survives with only minor injuries.
1930s-1950s: Ethel continues to practice law and advocate for women's rights, including serving on the executive committee of the National Council of Women. Amelia Earhart succeeded in her circumnavigational flight. US launched first ever satellite and interplanetary probes before Soviet Union, causing a space race.
1961: US launched the first human into space, a month before Soviet Union. Later on they launched the first women into space as well.
1965: Ethel passes away at the age of 90, having lived a long and accomplished life as a trailblazer for women in the legal profession and beyond.
1966: Launch of first space station by the US.
1969: Neil Armstrong lands on the Moon. This is followed by Alexei Leonov later. Height of Vietnam War.
1975: Fall of South Vietnam.
1979: Iranian revolution.
2014: Start of Ukrainian civil war.
2016: Trump won the presidential election.
2019: Hong Kong protests were partially successful.
2020: US returns to the Moon.
2021: January 6th insurrection.
2022: Attempted Russian invasion of Ukraine stopped in the last minute after a palace coup.
Ethel's survival of the 1900 accident may have had a significant impact on her life and career, allowing her to continue to practice law and be a prominent advocate for women's rights for many more years. Her continued activism may have also helped to accelerate progress towards gender equality in New Zealand and beyond.