famous canadian women
women's firsts
invented or discovered by women
international women's day
women in the arts
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the most decorated female canadian olympian with a total of 7 olympic medals 

who is penelope "penny" oleksiak

100

the first woman to fly solo across the atlantic ocean

who is amelia earhart

100

invented by josephine cochran in 1886 this invention helped reduce women's household labour. 

what is the dishwasher? 

100

international women's day is celebrated on this day

what is march 8th? 

100

the most awarded musical artist in grammy history with 35 grammy wins

who is beyonce?

200

celebrated canadian author and founder of the griffin poetry prize and the writers' trust of canada

who is margaret atwood?


200

the first female vice president of the united states

who is kamala harris? 

200

a synthetic fiber invented in 1966 by stephanie kwolek that is commonly used in bulletproof vests and other protective equipment. 

what is kelvar? 

200

the official colour of international women's day

what is purple? 

200

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? 

300

the first and only woman to serve as prime minister of canada

who is kim campbell? 

300

the first woman inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame

who is aretha franklin?

300

invented in 1903 by mary anderson after observing a trolley car struggle to drive safely in the snow. 

what are windshield wipers?

300

the 2025 campaign theme for international women's day

what is accelerate action?

300

the most awarded actor of all time at the academy awards with a total of 4 best actress wins. 

who is katharine hepburn? 

400

the first canadian-born woman to be featured alone on a canadian banknote

who is viola desmond

400

the first woman to win the nobel prize

marie curie

400

this beverage dates back thousands of years and was invented by ancient sumerian women

what is beer? 

400

the first international women's day was celebrated in these 4 countries (name one)

what is germany, austria, denmark and switzerland?

400

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. 

500

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? 

500

the first female astronaut to go to outer space

who is valentina tereshkova?

500

“frequency hopping” technology developed by actress hedy lamarr was used as the foundation for this groundbreaking technology

what is wifi? 

500

the first international women's day was celebrated in this year

what is 1911?

500

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?

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