Women in History
In 1987, this month was declared as Women's History Month.
What is March?
These are the hours you should be quiet on Sundays.
What is 10pm to 10am?
Rosalind Franklin has only recently started to receive credit, but it was her research and x-ray diffraction images that enabled Watson and Crick to discover the structure of this molecule.
What is DNA?
She deserves a lot of R-E-S-P-E-C-T for being the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame back in 1987.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Regarded as the "#1 Tennis Player", this athlete has the most single title wins in the Open Era - 73!
Who is Serena Williams?
Now the main administrative building at UTampa, this building used to be known as the Tampa Bay Hotel.
What is Plant Hall?
This Mexican artist was memorialized in the Barbie Inspiring Women series, but Mattel faced criticism when the doll did not include her signature unibrow.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This infamous country singer has 25 songs that have reached No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts - she is also the godmother of Miley Cyrus.
Who is Dolly Parton?
Who was a professional tennis player who won the Battle of the Sexes against Bobby Riggs in 1973 and is the founder of the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation.
Who is Billie Jean King?
This famous cultural icon came to represent the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
There are this many academic colleges at the University of Tampa.
What is 4?
College of Arts and Letters
College of Business
College of Natural and Health Sciences
College of Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Education
Who was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court appointed by President Reagan making her its first woman justice in the year 1981?
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Known as "The First Lady of Song", this woman was the first black woman to ever win a Grammy- winning 14 Grammys over her career.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
One of the first female pitchers in professional baseball, this woman struck out Babe Ruth at just 17 years old.
Who is Jackie Mitchell?
This former President once stayed in a hotel room in (now) Plant Hall.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
She is the first person (not just woman) to be awarded a second Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
This "Queen of Pop" is a Guinness World Record holder - she’s sold over 300 million records worldwide to date. Plus, her ‘Confessions’ tour in 2005 became the highest-grossing tour by a female artist.
Who is Madonna?
This woman is the most decorated American gymnast in history with 37 world and Olympic medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
This famous NASA mathematician was a pioneer for equality and played a key role in NASA's first human spaceflight.
HINT: She was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the film "Hidden Figures".
Who is Katherine Johnson?
I am the new UTampa President.
Who is Teresa Dahlberg?
18th-century English feminist Mary Wollstonecraft was the mother of this Frankenstein author.
Who is Mary Shelley?
This female-fronted band, fronted by rocker Ann Wilson, had some of the biggest rock anthems of the 70s and 80s.
A star on four WNBA championship teams in Seattle, this woman became the league’s winningest player.
Who is Sue Bird?