Iconic Women
The most decorated gymnast in history
Who is Simone Biles?
An American activist best known for her role in the civil rights movement, particularly in the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. She has been recognized by Congress as the “First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement”
Who is Rosa Parks?
The most decorated female Olympian ever
Who is Katie Ledecky?
The first female vice president of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris?
A popular female basketball player who has helped popularize women’s basketball and is currently considered one of the best female basketball players right now
Who is Caitlin Clark?
The first women’s rights convention ever in the United States
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
The first woman to be inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
Who is Aretha Franklin?
The first African American female to serve as a Supreme Court Justice
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
She plays Hermoine, but also was appointed a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and helped the UN launch their campaign HerForShe, which works to achieve gender equality
Who is Emma Watson?
A symbol of women’s important role in factories during WWII. She represents the hard-work and independence of women during this time.
What is Rosie the Riveter?
The first female to cross the Atlantic Ocean by airplane
Who is Amelia Earhart?
The first state to grant women suffrage and to allow women to hold public office. This state is located in the west
What is Wyoming?
The youngest person ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize. She is a Pakistani activist who fought for the right to education.
Who is Malala?
A novel, written in 1963, which explored why women felt so bored and frustrated in their traditional roles. This novel sparked the second wave of feminism in the 1960s.
What is The Feminine Mystique?
Has won 23 grand-slams and is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time
Who is Serena Williams?
First entertainer to be named Time’s Person of the Year, first female with four Top 10 Albums on the Top 200 chart, first artist to win Album of the Year Grammy 4 times, and many more
Who is Taylor Swift?
The former First Lady of the US, who worked as an advocate for nutrition, poverty, and education
Who is Michelle Obama?
This is the amendment that came as a result of the women’s suffrage movement, which was led by women throughout the early mid 19th to early 20th centuries
What is the 19th Amendment?
Had many breakthroughs in the chemistry field, specifically by discovering the radioactive elements radium and polonium. Her work led to new cancer treatments
Who is Marie Curie?
The first college to admit women
What is Oberlin College?