Women in Tech
Kimberly Bryant grew this organization that helps young women learn computer science and entrepreneurship from a local Bay Area org to one that spans globally.
What is Black Girls Code?
This abolitionist is famous for freeing upwards of 70 slaves across 13 missions using a network called the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
With her many successful business adventures, this artist is the richest female musician with a net worth of $1.7 billion
Who is Rihanna?
Known for her successful television career & her own magazine, this woman is the richest African American woman in the US with a net worth of $2.5 billion
Who is Oprah?
Valerie Thomas invented the illusion transmitter for NASA, which enables satellites to do this.
What is send images from space?
This activist is sometimes referred to as “the First Lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement” for famously saying “no” to giving up her seat.
Who is Rosa Parks?
The American Ballet Theater’s first black female principal dance, she was also the first to dance “Swan Lake” for the ABT
Who is Misty Copeland?
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
Lisa Gelobter was a key developer for Shockwave’s ActiveX animation software, and she is credited for creating this type of image file.
What is a GIF?
This famous judge was the first Black woman to be appointed to the US Supreme Court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
In 2017, this artist surpassed Aretha Franklin’s 73-hit record for the most Billboard Hot 100 hits among all female artists
Who is Nicki Minaj?
Encouraging women to speak out against sexual violence, this woman led the original Me Too movement in 2006 and later created a global nonprofit to continue the movement
Who is Tarana Burke?
This scientist contributed to successful NASA projects such as Project Mercury and Apollo 11. She was highlighted in the film Hidden Figures and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This woman was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman & African American to seek nomination for US president from one of the two major political parties (1972).
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Called the First Lady of Song for her successful jazz career, this woman became the first Black woman to win a Grammy (2 actually!) and the first woman to give a female performance, aired in 1959
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
Founder of Radio One, this woman was the first African American woman to chair a publicly traded company and the first to win the Lifetime Acheivement Award in 1988
Who is Cathy Hughes?
Evelyn Boyd Granville, a famous IBM contractor for NASA who worked on the Project Mercury and Apollo programs, was the second African American woman to receive her PhD in what subject?
What is mathematics?
This woman was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Who is Ida B Wells?
In 1940, this actress became the first African American actor nominated for and winning an Oscar, for her performance in Gone with the Wind.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
Beginning as a secretary with a $900 loan and a dream, this woman is the first African American woman to run a company (Act 1) with a yearly revenue of more than $1 billion
Who is Janice Bryant Howroyd?