Women in Entertainment
She is the first African American woman to host a talk show. She is also the first African American female billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey!
She is the first African American woman to earn her pilot's license
Who is Bessie Coleman!
She is the highest ranking female-official in US History.
Who is Vice President Kamala Harris!
She was the leading suffragist that was arrested and convicted of attempting to vote in the 1872 election.
Who is Susan B. Anthony!
She has won 23 Grand Slam titles, the most ever in the Open Era of Tennis
Who is Serena Williams!
She is the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration in United States history
Who is Amanda Gorman!
She is the first black woman to travel into space
Who is Mae Jemison!
She is the first first “First Lady” to have developed her own political and media identity.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt!
This was the year women finally gained the right to vote
When is 1920!
She is the first woman to dunk in a game in WNBA history
Who is Lisa Leslie!
She became the first black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in 'Monster's Ball'.
Who is Halle Berry!
She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, freeing hundreds of southern slaves and leading them to safety in the North.
Who is Harriet Tubman!
In 2005, she became the first black female Secretary of State
Who is Condoleezza Rice!
The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced into Congress in this year.
When is 1923!
This athlete is considered “the fastest woman of all time” and set the record for the 100 and 200 meters in 1988.
Who is Florence "Flo-Jo" Joyner!
Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature?
Who is Toni Morrison!
She was the first woman to win an unshared Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1983 for her discovery that genes can change positions on the chromosome
Who is Barbara McClintock!
She is the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Who is Shirley Chisholm!
Which amendment guaranteed women the right to vote?
What is the 19th Amendment!
She is the most decorated American gymnast with a combined total of 30 Olympic and World Gymnastic Medals.
Who is Simone Biles!
She is the first female performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Who is Aretha Franklin!
She is credited with being the first self-made female millionaire as well as the first black woman to become a millionaire in America
Who is Madam C.J. Walker!
She is the first Hispanic and Latina member of the Supreme Court
Who is Sonia Sotomayor!
Born Isabella Baumfree, this former enslaved person was a powerful speaker for the rights of women and Black people. (Hint: 'Ain't I A Woman' speech)
Who is Sojourner Truth!
She won the 2-day, seven-event heptathlon competition at the Goodwill Games in July 1986 and won a gold medal in the heptathlon at the Olympics in 1988 and 1992.
Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee!