Powerful Women in History
This American aviator became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
She founded the Girl Scouts of the USA on March 12, 1912.
Who is Juliette Gordon Low?
She was a teenage French peasant girl who led armies to victory during the Hundred Years' War in medieval France.
Who is Joan of Arc?
She is an athletic blue pegasus and loyal friend.
Who is Rainbow Dash?
She is highest-grossing live music artist, the wealthiest female musician, and one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This abolitionist escaped slavery and led hundreds of others to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This Georgia city was home to Juliette Gordon Low and is now a historic landmark for scouts.
What is Savannah, Georgia?
This Swedish teenager started skipping school every Friday to protest outside her country's parliament, sparking a global youth climate strike movement called Fridays for Future.
Who is Greta Thunberg?
An Amazonian warrior princess from the island of Themyscira, she wields a magic lasso and indestructible bracelets.
Who is Wonder Woman?
This scientist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person ever to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.
Who is Marie Curie?
She ruled England for 45 years and presided over a golden age of exploration and culture, and never needed a husband.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
Girl Scouts helped during this major global conflict by selling war bonds and growing victory gardens.
What is World War I (and World War II)?
This Pakistani activist became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
She was the first female Avenger introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, known for her ability to shrink and communicate with ants.
This Mexican painter is famous for her vivid self-portraits that explored her Indigenous heritage.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This Egyptian pharaoh and queen was one of the most powerful rulers of the ancient world, famous for her alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
This is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn.
What is the Gold Award?
At age 8, this Canadian First Nations girl began a solo canoe journey to raise awareness about water pollution in First Nations communities across Canada.
Who is Autumn Peltier? (the 'Water Warrior' who began advocating at age 8)
These three kindergartners — Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup — fight crime in Townsville and were accidentally created with Chemical X.
Who are the Powerpuff Girls?
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This empress of China ruled for nearly 50 years and was the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of Empress Regnant.
Who is Empress Wu Zetian?
Girl Scouts is part of this organization, that spans over 150 countries worldwide.
What is WAGGGS?
At just 9 years old, this Kenyan girl gave a TED Talk urging her community to keep girls in school instead of marrying them off young, becoming one of the youngest TED speakers ever.
Who is Zuriel Oduwole (Masaai girls' rights advocate)?
This warrior heroine from a 2020 Disney animated film is the last dragon guardian and travels across the land of Kumandra to save her people.
Who is Raya (from Raya and the Last Dragon)?
This primatologist spent decades living among chimpanzees in Tanzania, revolutionizing our understanding of animal behavior and tool use.
Who is Jane Goodall?