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100
A Stratford born author best known for his sonnets and plays in which he greatly expanded the English language. His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied, performed, and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world.
Who is William Shakespeare?
100
The first President of the United States, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation and which remains the supreme law of the land.
Who is George Washington?
100
This man said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Who is Neil Armstrong?
100
A retired American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 22 medals.
Who is Michael Phelps?
100
Born in the year 1254 in Venice this explorer and merchant traveled far and wide and was purportedly a government official in china for a time.
Who is Marco Polo?
200
An author best known for her popular romantic fiction novels, such as Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and Emma. Her work is the focus of academic study for scholars and critics because of its historical context and mastery of literary techniques. She greatly influenced English literature with her use of literary realism, social commentary and techniques that told the compelling stories of 18th century and 19th century women.
Who is Jane Austen?
200
The first women's rights convention in the U.S., convened by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and others active in the anti-slavery movement, it resulted in a Declaration of Sentiments modeled on the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration demanded a variety of rights for women, including suffrage.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
200
This woman was the FIRST woman to go into space.
Who is Valentina Tereshkova?
200
An American competition swimmer and twelve-time Olympic medalist. She is the first woman ever to swim the 100-meter backstroke in under a minute.
Who is Natalie Coughlin?
200
Born in Italy in 1870 this educator created a new style of teaching focused on the engagement and interaction of the students. The method lives on today in certain schools.
Who is Maria Montessori?
300
An English writer and social critic who created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. He earns praise for his work’s realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterizations, and social criticism, which can be seen in his works such as David Copperfield.
Who is Charles Dickens?
300
The 32nd President of the United States was the only president ever to serve more than eight years. He was a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. A dominant leader of the Democratic Party, his New Deal domestic policies defined American liberalism for the middle third of the 20th century.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
300
This person was the first to create the method to mildly-heat liquids in order to kill microorganisms.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
300
A former American professional basketball player, entrepreneur, and majority owner and chairman of the Charlotte Bobcats.
Who is Michael Jordan?
300
The Italian explorer who first demonstrated that the Americas were there own continent.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
400
An author who changed history with her influential anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Not only was Uncle Tom's Cabin the best-selling novel of the 19th century, but it also played an important role in the development of the Civil War.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
400
The only woman to have served as the House Speaker and to date is the highest-ranking female politician in American history.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
400
The 1988 Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She invented the first treatment for leukemia and the first immuno-suppressive agent, among other medicines.
Who is Gertrude Edion?
400
A former American professional women's basketball player who played in the WNBA. She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner.
Who is Lisa Leslie?
400
This Russian Queen overthrew her husband and took rule of Russia in the late 1700's. During her reign she won two wars against the Ottoman Empire, defeated a usurper, decentralized the government, and established boarding schools for girls, publishing houses, and hospitals/medical schools.
Who is Catherine the Great?
500
An author who is arguably the most famous African-American autobiographer and poet in history. She broke the mold when she wrote her six autobiographical volumes in a nontraditional structure that opened up to readers and shared her controversial life stories without shame or censorship. Her candidness and unique literary style pushed the boundaries for all female writers and changed the face of autobiographies forever.
Who is Maya Angelou?
500
The first woman in the United States to declare her candidacy for president couldn't even legally vote, because Congress had yet to pass the 19th Amendment granting women's suffrage. She also started Wall Street's first female-run brokerage and earned enough money to start a weekly magazine and travel around delivering speeches on women's rights
Who is Victoria Woodhul?
500
This woman lead to the discovery of the double-helix model by freezing and taking x-rays of DNA. Crick and Wallace, two male scientists, later “discovered” the double-helix (after looking at her findings), and received the Nobel Prize for Medicine of Physiology.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
500
A retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump.
Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee?
500
The youngest person to circumnavigate the world single handedly, completing the journey in a sailboat at only 17.
Who is Laura Dekker?
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