Activism
She played a pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott after she refused to give up her seat
Rosa Parks
She is an engineer and astronaut, she became the first Latina woman to travel into space in 1993.
Ellen Ochoa
She is an American professional tennis player who is considered among the greatest tennis players of all time. She was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
Serena Williams
She is known as the Queen of Tejano music.
Selena Quintanilla
This Puerto Rican pop and movie star is also known as Jenny from the Block
Jennifer Lopez
She is a Swedish environmental activist that addressed the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2018
Greta Thunberg
She was a physicist and chemist who conducted research in radioactivity. She discovered two elements, radium and polonium. She led the first research project in the impact of radiation treatment on tumors.
Marie Curie
This woman played in the U.S. women’s national soccer team for 12 years and is the highest all-time goal scorer for the national team and was awarded the 2012 FIFA World Player of the year. She also is an activist for equality and inclusion.
Abby Wambach
This American singer, songwriter, actress was a member of one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, sold over 200 million records worldwide, has been nominated for 88 Grammys and has won 32 of them
Beyonce
This Colombian actress is best known for her work on the television show Modern Family (2009–2020).
Sofia Vergara
She was the youngest person to receive a Nobel peace prize for protesting education in Pakistan after surviving an assassination attempt
Malala Yousafzai
She was a chemist known for discovering the molecular structures of DNA and RNA. She used a technique called x-ray crystallography.
Rosalind Franklin
She is an American professional wrestler, actress, former judoka, and mixed martial artist and is the first female to earn an Olympic medal in judo by winning bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Ronda Rousey
She is one of the most successful Latin American recording artists, has chart-topping songs such as "Hips Don't Lie", and performed at the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show.
Shakira
This singer and actress began her acting career on the children's television series Barney & Friends. As a teenager, she starred as Alex Russo on the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place.
Selena Gomez
She was a singer-songwriter who also was known for her actions as a civil rights activist, anti-war efforts and fighting for justice
Joan Baez
She became the first American woman in space in 1983. Her job was to work the robotic arm, which she used to put satellites into space. She advocated and encouraged women and girls in science and mathematics.
Sally Ride
This 20-year-old Puerto Rican woman was part of the “Final Five” in the 2016 Olympic games.
Laurie Hernandez
This Colombian-American singer and songwriter released her first Spanish language project, Sin Miedo, which spawned the single "Telepatía."
Kali Uchis
This actress began her career on Disney Channel starring in Stuck in the Middle and has recently starred as Wednesday Addams.
Jenna Ortega
She created the United Farm Workers, an organization that worked to improve the working conditions for farm workers by leading boycotts, picketing, protesting, and lobbying
Dolores Huerta
She completed the NASA calculations necessary for several space missions including the 1969 Moon Landing. In 2015, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Katherine Johnson
She is a Japanese professional tennis player who has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles.
Naoma Osaka
She is known as the Queen of Salsa and popularized salsa music in the United States
Celia Cruz
This actress starred is best known for portraying Evie in Disney's fantasy drama franchise, Descendants.
Sofia Carson