Great Woman
in History
in History
Who refused to give up her seat on the bus and became the face of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Who is Rosa Parks
Who was the first African-American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics?
Who is Wilma Rudolph
Who is known as the father of history?
Who is Carter G. Woodson
Who was the inventor of the blood bank?
Who is Dr. Charles R Drew
What is the name of the first African-American Woman in Space?
Who is Mae Jemison
What is the name of our current Vice-President?
Who is Kamala Harris
Who is Jackie Robinson
Who gave a speech in 1963 known as, "I Have A Dream?"
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King
Who was the man who invented the refrigerator?
Who is John Standard
Who was called a “computer” and helped NASA put an astronaut into orbit around Earth and then she helped put a man on the Moon?
Who is Kathrine Johnson
She was a congresswoman who created the NOW organization? (hint: she ran for president in 1972)
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first African-American to desegregate an Elementary school?
Who is Ruby Bridges
Who invented the stop light, gas mask, and seatbelts?
Who is Garrett Morgan
Who invented the pencil sharpener?
Who is John Love
Who was NASA's first black manager (hint: worked as a mathematician on the SCOUT Launch Vehicle Program that sent America's first satellites into space.)
Who is Dorothy Vaughan
Who started her own talk show and production company?
Who is Oprah Winfrey
Who performed the first successful open-heart surgery?
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
What is the name of the poet who wrote, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings?
Who is Maya Angelou
Who invented the clothes dryer?
Who is George T. Samon
Who was an American mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)?
Who is Mary Jackson
Who was is known for creating her own line of hair care products for black women? (hint: she was the first female self-made millionaire in America)
Who is Madame C.J. Walker
Who was the first African American explorer to the North Pole? (hint: he was not recognized as the first person because of his race)
Matthew Henson
Who was the track and field legend who won 4 Olympic Gold medals in 1936?
Who Is Jesse Owens
Who invented the shoe lasting machine?
Who is an Jan E. Matzelinger
Who was the First African-American in space? (hint: it is not a woman)
Who is Robert Lawrence