Famous Females
She is known for being the first Hispanic American female astronaut.
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
She is s known for rescuing 300 slaves with the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This person helped Hellen Keller learn to communicate.
Who is Anne Sullian?
This astronaut flew on Space Shuttle Atlantis and Space Shuttle Discovery.
Who is John “Danny” Olivas?
Her childhood nickname was “Daisy”, which is why young Girl Scouts are called Daisies today
Who is Juliette Gordon Low?
As a doctor, this person provided care for people even if they could not pay the bill
Who is Hector P. Garcia?
This person is best known for developing the polio vaccine.
Who is Jonas Salk?
This child went to school every day even though angry crowds yelled at them as they entered the school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
She was known as “the angel of the battlefield” for her aid to soldiers during the Civil War.
Who is Clara Barton?
These holy men gave up their life jackets to scared soldiers when their ship was torpedoed.
Who are the Four Chaplains?
This computer genius has donated over $28 billion to charity.
Who is Bill Gates?
She was the first American woman in space.
Who was Sally Ride?
She is best known for being the first deaf and blind person to graduate college.
Who is HellenKeller?
This astronaut narrowly avoided disaster on the Apollo 13 mission.
Who is James A. Lovell, Jr.?
This scientist discovered that heating up liquids kills germs, making them safer to drink.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
She fought for change by refusing to move on a bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
She is best known for being the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This person protected the White House by forcing a plane to land in a field instead.
Who is Todd Beamer?
She is best known for founding the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
This Mexican American Doctor fought for the civil and educational rights of Mexican Americans.
Who is Hector P Garcia?