Trailblazers
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100
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
Rosa Parks
100
A NASA mathematician who helped send astronauts to space, featured in Hidden Figures.
Katherine Johnson
100
The First Lady who helped create the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Eleanor Roosevelt
100
This famous female writer created the Harry Potter series.
J.K. Rowling
100
This gymnast has won the most World Championship medals in history.
Simone Biles
200
The first female Vice President of the United States.
Kamala Harris
200
A famous nurse who helped wounded soldiers during the Civil War.
Clara Barton
200
This woman fought for women's right to vote and is on the U.S. dollar coin.
Susan B. Anthony
200
This famous Mexican artist is known for her colorful self-portraits (hint: she was also featured as a character on the movie Coco.)
Frida Kahlo
200
This famous tennis player has won more Grand Slam titles than any other woman.
Serena Williams
300
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
300
This scientist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Marie Curie
300
A young activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for girls' education.
Malala Yousafzai
300
She wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and was also a famous poet.
Maya Angelou
300
She was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Aretha Franklin
400
This woman was the first African American female pilot.
Bessie Coleman
400
The first American woman in space.
Sally Ride
400
This woman started a movement for better working conditions for farmworkers.
Dolores Huerta
400
The author of Little Women, a story about four sisters.
Louisa May Alcott
400
She was the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field.
Wilma Rudolph
500
The first woman to climb Mount Everest.
Junko Tabei
500
This scientist is famous for studying chimpanzees in the wild.
Jane Goodall
500
This woman was the first African American to become a Supreme Court Justice.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
500
The first African American woman to have a book become a Broadway play.
Lorraine Hansberry
500
The first woman to run the Boston Marathon with an official race number.
Kathrine Switzer