Quotes
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”
Hint: They self-described themselves as a "black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet,"
Who is Audre Lorde
This is the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a plane in 1928. She attempted to become the first person ever to circumnavigate the globe at the Equator but disappeared during the journey.
Who is Amelia Earhart
This British chemist is known for her work central to the discovery of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, and viruses. She is also honored by the name of a Chicago university.
Who is Rosalind Franklin
This woman is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African American woman to serve in this position.
Who is Michelle Obama
She was the first American woman to win three gold medals in the Olympics, and was the fastest woman in the world at the 1960 Olympics.
Who is Wilma Rudolph
“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.”
Hint: world's youngest Nobel Prize laureate
Who is Malala Yousafzai
This singer was the first woman elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987
Who is Aretha Franklin
Clara Barton founded this world-renowned American medical association
What is The Red Cross
This woman is a Pakistani activist for female education who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
Who is Malala Yousafzai
She is the most decorated American gymnast with 7 Olympic and 25 World Championship medals. She famously struggled with “the twisties” catalyzing a larger conversation around self-advocacy and mental health in athletics.
Who is Simone Biles
“I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected in all of my femaleness because I deserve to be.”
Hint: Nigerian Writer
Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In 1848, more than 200 people gathered for this convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women. This catalyzed the beginning of the women’s suffrage movement
What is the Seneca Falls Convention
This physicist and mathematician played a key role in several NASA missions, including calculating the trajectory for the Apollo 11 mission, the first spaceflight to land humans on the moon.
Who is Katherine Johnson
This woman is an American politician and activist. She has served as the U.S. representative for New York’s 14th congressional district since 2019.
Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
The most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel racing. She had the highest finish by a woman in the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500.
Who is Danica Patrick
"Now if the first woman that God ever made was strong enough to turn this world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back and get it right side up again"
Who is Sojourner Truth
In 1992, this person became the first African American woman to travel to space. She was inspired by Sally Ride who was the first American woman in space in 1983. This person also earned a medical degree from Cornell and worked as a Peace Corp volunteer.
Who is Mae Jemison
Barbara Mcclintock was awarded a Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking research discovery of genetic transposition - a discovery made by studying chromosomes in this plant.
What is maize/corn
This woman is an American poet and activist. She became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history when she read her poem entitled “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of Joe Biden in 2021.
Who is Amanda Gorman
This American swimmer has won 7 Olympic gold medals and 19 world championship gold medals, both are records among female swimmers. She was also the youngest swimmer to ever win a gold medal in the women’s 800-meter freestyle.
Who is Katie Ledecky
"Woman has nothing but her affections,--and this makes her at once more loving and less loved."
Who is Florence Nightingale
At age six, this person was the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South
Who is Ruby Bridges
This Polish-French scientist is known for her pioneering research on radioactivity and this research is credited to have led to the creation of radiation cancer treatments. She was also the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1911
Who is Marie Curie
This woman is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She is the third woman, first woman of color, the first Hispanic, and the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
One of the most recognizable faces on the US Women’s National Soccer Team, she was on the 2015 team that won the Cup as well as the 2012 Olympic team which took home gold. She also earned the Golden Boot and Golden Ball Awards after the FIFA Women’s World Cup championship in 2019, all while publicly feuding with then-US president Donald Trump.
Who is Megan Rapinoe