Politics/Activism
The first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court
A. Elena Kagan
B. Hillary Clinton
C. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
D. Sandra Day O'Connor
D. Sandra Day O'Connor
- Served 1981-2006
- RBG was the second, she served 1993-2020
Created over 140 paintings, many inspired by Mexican nature and artifacts
A. Frida Kahlo
B. Agnes Martin
C. Rita Moreno
D. Mary Cassatt
A. Frida Kahlo
- Most of her paintings dealt with themes of identity and independence
- Awarded the national prize of arts and sciences in 1946 by the Mexican Ministry of Public Education
Received National Geographic Society’s prestigious Hubbard Medal in 1995 for her environmentalism and research on chimps in Tanzania
A. Dian Fossey
B. Grace Hopper
C. Jane Goodall
D. Sally Ride
C. Jane Goodall
- Founded Jane Goodall Institute in 1977: nonprofit wildlife and environment conservation organization
- Served on the board of the nonhuman rights project
She won the Battle of the Sexes tennis match in 1973, and she founded the Women's Tennis Association and Women's Sports Foundation
A. Lindsey Vonn
B. Billie Jean King
C. Venus Williams
D. Sheryl Swoopes
B. Billie Jean King
- Won 39 grand slam titles
- US captain in the Federation Cup for three years
- Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987
From Pepin County WI, this writer sold over 60 million copies of her series "Little House on the Prairie"
A. Margaret Atwood
B. Charlotte Bronte
C. Laura Ingalls Wilder
D. Octavia Butler
C. Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Earned her teaching certificate at age 15 to help support her family
First Female US Secretary of State
A. Madeleine Albright
B. Condoleezza Rice
C. Hillary Clinton
D. Eliza Hamilton
A. Madeleine Albright
- Served under President Bill Clinton, 1997-2001
- Also served as the US Ambassador to the UN
The writer of Little Women and over 50 other books
A. Louisa May Alcott
B. Jane Austen
C. Mary Shelley
D. Virginia Woolf
A. Louisa May Alcott
- Worked as a nurse in a DC Hospital during the Civil War
- One of the founders of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union in Boston 1877
One of the first black women to work for NASA, she worked for over 30 years as a mathematician
A. Virginia Holsinger
B. Elizabeth Holmes
C. Ada Lovelace
D. Katherine Johnson
D. Katherine Johnson
- Her work led to the success of the first US crewed spaceflight
- Awarded the presidential medal of freedom in 2016
- Watch "Hidden Figures" to learn more about her!
In the first women’s professional baseball league during WWII, this team is depicted in the film “A League of Their Own”
A. Minneapolis Millerettes
B. Fort Wayne Daisies
C. Rockford Peaches
D. Springfield Sallies
C. Rockford Peaches
- Housed in Rockford, Illinois 1943-1954
- Watch "A League of Their Own" to learn more!
From Milwaukee, Winner of an Emmy and two Golden Globes for her TV show "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
A. Sandra Oh
B. Olivia Colman
C. Keri Russell
D. Rachel Brosnahan
D. Rachel Brosnahan
Fought on the frontlines of the Stonewall Resistance of 1969
A. Audre Lord
B. Marsha P Johnson
C. Elizabeth Birch
D. Harvey Milk
B. Marsha P Johnson
- advocate for homeless queer youth, HIV/AIDS, and gay/transgender rights
First woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A. Tina Turner
B. Cher
C. Aretha Franklin
D. Janis Joplin
C. Aretha Franklin
- Awarded the Grammy Legend Award in 1991
- Donated a lot of money to civil rights groups and performed at many protests and benefits
This Civil War nurse was also the founder of the American Red Cross
A. Clara Barton
B. Deborah Sampson
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Dorothea Dix
A. Clara Barton
- Located over 22k missing soldiers for their families
- Worked with Susan B Anthony on suffrage issues and Frederick Douglass on civil rights
Current co-owner of the NFL Buffalo Bills with her husband
A. Kim Pegula
B. Dee Haslam
C. Carol Davis
D. Sheila Ford Hamp
A. Kim Pegula
- They paid $1.4 billion for the team
From Prairie WI, Considered the mother of American modernism painting.
A. Georgia O'Keefe
B. Johannes Vermeer
C. Rene Magritte
D. Mary Cassatt
A. Georgia O'Keefe
- Made over 2000 paintings across 70 years
15-year-old arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955 Alabama
A. Claudette Colvin
B. Rosa Parks
C. Coretta Scott King
D. Viola Desmond
A. Claudette Colvin
- 9 months before Rosa Parks refused her seat
- Worked in a court case that led to the end of bus segregation in Alabama in 1956
First Latinx woman to win an Oscar, and one of only 19 people to achieve EGOT status
A. Gloria Estefan
B. Selena
C. Shakira
D. Rita Moreno
D. Rita Moreno
- Performing for over 80 years now
- Advocate for racial and gender equality, childhood education, immigrant families, and relief for Puerto Rico
Her contribution directly led to the discovery of the structure of DNA
A. Marie Curie
B. Grace Hopper
C. Rachel Carson
D. Rosalind Franklin
D. Rosalind Franklin
- British chemist and X-ray Crystallographer
- Also did some work on the molecular structure of viruses
Two-time Olympic gold medalist in soccer for the US
A. Sam Kerr
B. Mia Hamm
C. Alexandra Popp
D. Wendie Renard
B. Mia Hamm
- Competed in four FIFA women's world cups
- Face of the Women's United Soccer Association
From Waukesha, she won the United State’s first triathlon gold medal at the Olympics
A. Peggy Fleming
B. Danica Patrick
C. Venus Williams
D. Gwen Jorgensen
D. Gwen Jorgensen
Founding member of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism
A. Viola Desmond
B. Angela Davis
C. Ruby Bridges
D. Corretta Scott King
B. Angela Davis
- Active member of the Black Panthers Party
- Spoke out for women's rights, prison reform, racial equality, lgbt+ rights, and issues in capitalism
The first black woman to be hired as a prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera in 1952
A. Katherine Dunham
B. Janet Collins
C. Carmen Amaya
D. Anna Pavlova
B. Janet Collins
- Offered her first big role at age 15, but refused it because they wanted her to wear makeup to lighten her skin
Computer programmer who worked on LINC, which is recognized as the first personal computer.
A. Emmy Noether
B. Ada Lovelace
C. Mary Wilkes
D. Julia Robinson
C. Mary Wilkes
- Studied philosophy and theology for law school but was talked out of it because of challenges women in law faced
- First person to ever use a personal computer in a home
First Chinese-American to win an Olympic gold medal (Freestyle Skiing)
A. Chloe Kim
B. Julie Chu
C. Li Na
D. Eileen Gu
D. Eileen Gu
Freestyle skiing (she is also the youngest Olympic champion in freestyle skiing, she was 18 years old)
From Wausau, 2012-2017 CEO of Yahoo!
A.Martha Stewart
B. Gale Weathers
C. Marissa Mayer
D. Colleen Hoover
C. Marissa Mayer