famous canadian women
the most decorated female canadian olympian with a total of 7 olympic medals
who is penelope "penny" oleksiak
the first woman to fly solo across the atlantic ocean
who is amelia earhart
invented by josephine cochran in 1886 this invention helped reduce women's household labour.
what is the dishwasher?
international women's day is celebrated on this day
what is march 8th?
the most awarded musical artist in grammy history with 35 grammy wins
who is beyonce?
celebrated canadian author and founder of the griffin poetry prize and the writers' trust of canada
who is margaret atwood?
the first female vice president of the united states
who is kamala harris?
a synthetic fiber invented in 1966 by stephanie kwolek that is commonly used in bulletproof vests and other protective equipment.
what is kelvar?
the official colour of international women's day
what is purple?
widely recognized as one of the most famous female visual artists of all time. renowned for her self-portraits and imagery inspired by Mexican culture.
who is frida kahlo?
the first and only woman to serve as prime minister of canada
who is kim campbell?
the first woman inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame
who is aretha franklin?
invented in 1903 by mary anderson after observing a trolley car struggle to drive safely in the snow.
what are windshield wipers?
the 2025 campaign theme for international women's day
what is accelerate action?
the most awarded actor of all time at the academy awards with a total of 4 best actress wins.
who is katharine hepburn?
the first canadian-born woman to be featured alone on a canadian banknote
who is viola desmond
the first woman to win the nobel prize
marie curie
this beverage dates back thousands of years and was invented by ancient sumerian women
what is beer?
the first international women's day was celebrated in these 4 countries (name one)
what is germany, austria, denmark and switzerland?
there are 6 woman who are egots. egot refers to a person who has won an emmy, grammy, oscar, and tony. (name one)
who is audrey hepburn, helen hayes, rita moreno, whoopi goldberg, jennifer hudson and viola davis.
women's rights activist named in the iconic ______ v. canada "persons case" in 1929 which resulted in women being legally considered as "persons" in canada.
who is henrietta edwards?
the first female astronaut to go to outer space
who is valentina tereshkova?
“frequency hopping” technology developed by actress hedy lamarr was used as the foundation for this groundbreaking technology
what is wifi?
the first international women's day was celebrated in this year
what is 1911?
a japanese artist famous for her love of polka-dots who is also the highest earning female visual artist of all time with her works having grossed at auction over $889 million
who is yayoi kusama?