Women In History
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This woman was the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
This woman is our lovely President.
Carley Canty
This gymnast is often called the greatest of all time.
Who is Simone Biles?
This woman holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won by an artist, with a total of 35 wins.
Who is Beyonce?
This woman was the first female judge on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
This scientist won the Nobel Prize in 1983 for discovering "jumping genes" in corn, changing the way we understand genetics.
Who is Barbara McClintock?
Name one of the four main parts of our mission.
What is professional development, leadership opportunities, social networking, celebrating women.
A tennis player with 23 Grand Slam titles
Who is Serena Williams?
Known as the "Queen of Soul," she inspired the world with powerful songs like “Respect” and “Natural Woman.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only one to win in two different sciences.
Who is Marie Curie?
This Nobel Prize-winning author became the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988 for her novel Beloved.
Who is Toni Morrison?
What WLI strives to create on Cornell's campus.
What is an empowering space where women across all interests and studies could come together by sharing their experiences?
This is the number of FIFA Women's World Cups the US U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team has won.
What is four?
She was the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year twice and the first to win it three times.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This scientist's helped discover the double helix structure of DNA, but she wasn't fully credited during her life.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
Before winning an Emmy as Sue Sylvester on Glee, this actress made her mark in improv comedy.
Who is Jane Lynch?
This is the year WLI at Cornell was founded.
What is 2020?
This American swimmer won her first Olympic gold at just 15 years old in the 800m freestyle at the 2012 London Games and has since become one of the most decorated female swimmers in history
Who is Katie Ledecky?
This "Queen of Pop" holds the record for the most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart by a female artist, with 12 chart-toppers.
Who is Madonna?
Known as the first computer programmer, this 19th-century mathematician wrote an algorithm for Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, envisioning a future where machines could manipulate symbols beyond numbers.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This woman was a Cornell professor, illustrator, and a trailblazer in nature education, becoming the first female faculty member at the university. Hint: there is a building named after her on campus.
Who is Anna Botsford Comstock?
This is the number of women that founded WLI at Cornell.
What is 6?
This American ski racer is one of the most decorated in history, with more World Cup wins than any skier—male or female.
Who is Mikaela Shiffrin?
This American singer set the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 hits by a female artist in a single year with 18 songs charting in 2019.
Who is Billie Eilish?