Women in History
This woman refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Rosa Parks
This former First Lady wrote the memoir Becoming.
Michelle Obama
This tennis star has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Serena Williams
This country music legend is known for hits like “Jolene” and “9 to 5” and founded a literacy program that has provided millions of free books to children.
Dolly Parton
This Pakistani activist became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her work supporting girls' education.
Malala Yousafzai
This formerly enslaved woman became famous for helping enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This woman became the first female Vice President of the United States.
Kamala Harris
This gymnast has won numerous Olympic medals and is known for performing extremely difficult gymnastics skills.
Simone Biles
This actress and singer became a Disney Channel star before earning two Emmy Awards for her role as Rue in Euphoria.
Zendaya
This Swedish climate activist became internationally known for speaking out about climate change and encouraging young people to take action.
Greta Thunberg
This activist fought for women's right to vote and helped organize the women's suffrage movement.
Susan B. Anthony
This former First Lady became the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State and later became the first woman nominated for president by a major U.S. political party.
Hillary Clinton
This soccer player and activist has been a prominent advocate for equal pay in women's sports.
Megan Rapinoe
This iconic actress and singer became one of the most recognizable Hollywood stars of the 1950s, starring in films such as Some Like It Hot.
Marilyn Monroe
This Supreme Court justice was known by the nickname "Notorious RBG."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This famous pilot became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
This British politician became the United Kingdom's first female Prime Minister in 1979.
Magaret Thatcher
This American soccer legend helped the U.S. women's national team win two World Cups and is one of the most famous players in women's soccer history.
Mia Hamm
This filmmaker became the third woman ever nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director and is known for films such as Lost in Translation.
Sofia Coppola
This American writer, poet, and civil rights activist is best known for her memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Maya Angelou
This NASA mathematician helped calculate the flight paths that sent American astronauts into space, including John Glenn's historic 1962 orbit.
Katherine Johnson
This Supreme Court justice became the first Hispanic woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sonya Sotomayor
This tennis player defeated Bobby Riggs in the famous 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" match.
Billie Jean King
This actress became the first Black woman to achieve the “Triple Crown of Acting” by winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
Viola Davis
This American journalist became famous for her investigative reporting and for traveling around the world in just 72 days.
Nellie Bly