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Waves of Feminism
100
This artist, previously the first woman to win 3 Album of the Year Grammys, this year became the first person to win the award 4 times.
Who is Taylor Swift?
100
This Olympic gymnast is tied for the most Olympic medals in gymnastics (7) and widely considered the most talented gymnast in the world.
Who is Simone Biles?
100
This woman is the current vice-president of the United States, and the first woman to ever serve in the position.
Who is Kamala Harris?
100
This mathematician helped make calculations for NASA's first manned space mission in 1962. She has become well-known since Taraji P. Henson played her in the 2016 historical drama Hidden Figures.
Who was Katherine Johnson (1918-2020)?
100
(Pre-Waves) This author wrote about the rights and roles of women in English society in her book A Vindication of the Rights of Women. Her daughter, Mary Shelley, was also a writer, famous for her novel Frankenstein.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797)?
200
This Killers of the Flower Moon star is the first Native American woman to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
Who is Lily Gladstone?
200
This athlete is ranked the #1 singles tennis player by the Women's Tennis Association. She has generated significant wealth marketing her personal brand as an athlete.
Who is Serena Williams?
200
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These two Congresswomen are our Washington representatives in the US Senate. (name at least one, both for double points).
Who are Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell?
200
Laurie Lam is the Chief Brand Officer for this rapidly-growing cosmetics company, known for their inclusively priced "dupes" of luxury makeup.
What is e.l.f. Beauty?
200
(1st Wave) This American writer and suffragette led alongside Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony in the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902)?
300
This R&B artist's 2022 album has spent more than 52 weeks (1 year!) at the top of the Billboard 100 for her genre category.
Who is SZA?
300
French FIFA referee Stéphanie Frappart is known for being the first woman to referee this kind of match.
What is a men's World Cup match?
300
This civil rights activist played a huge role leading the 1960s movement alongside her husband, MLK Jr. After his assassination in 1968, she continued advocating for civil rights, as well as the women's movement.
Who was Coretta Scott King (1927-2006)?
300
This nurse treated Union soldiers during the Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross in 1881. Because medical education was not available for women, her nursing care was self-taught.
Who was Clara Barton (1821-1912)?
300
(2nd Wave) This journalist and activist was the leader and spokeswoman of the 2nd wave feminist movement in the 1960s and 1970s. Her rallies and protests fought for equal rights and opportunities for women, especially in the workplace and in reproductive healthcare.
Who is Gloria Steinem (1934-)?
400
This actress is the first Asian star to win an Oscar award for Best Actress, winning it for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Who is Michelle Yeoh?
400
This Olympic athlete is the most decorated female swimmer of all time, with 7 Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals.
Who is Katie Ledecky?
400
Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992) and Silvia Rivera (1951-2002) were two trans women at the front of the Gay Liberation movement, which developed as a result of these historical protests.
What were the 1969 Stonewall Riots?
400
In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman to serve in this role in the United States government.
What is a member of the US House of Representatives?
400
(3rd Wave) This civil rights activist is the author of On Intersectionality: Essential Writings. Her coining of this word "intersectionality" in 1989 marks the beginning of the third wave of feminism.
Who is Kimberlé Crenshaw (1959-)?
500
This music artist's 1988 single just re-entered the Billboard 100 35 years after release after it was covered by Luke Combs.
Who is Tracy Chapman?
500
This fashion designer recently gained a following for her designs, which take NFL jerseys and transform them into other lines of clothing. She went viral after making a puffer jacket for Taylor Swift out of a Travis Kelce jersey.
Who is Kristin Juszczyk?
500
This 22-year-old Iranian woman was arrested and murdered by police for wearing her hijab partially. Her death inspired the women-led movement fighting for the rights and protection of Iranian women.
Who was Mahsa Amini (1999-2022)?
500
This astronaut and aerospace researcher has built a large social media following advocating for women, especially mothers, in male-dominated fields.
Who is Kellie Gerardi?
500
(4th Wave) Who do you think is the leader of the modern wave of feminism?
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