Trailblazing Women
This woman refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
The first female Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This scientist developed the first computer algorithm.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This Mexican artist is famous for her self-portraits and surrealist paintings.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This tennis legend won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This former First Lady became a U.S. Senator and Secretary of State.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
She discovered the structure of DNA but was not credited with the Nobel Prize.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
The first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director.
Who is Kathryn Bigelow?
The first woman to run the Boston Marathon officially.
Who is Kathrine Switzer?
The first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States.
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
The first woman elected to Congress in the U.S. in 1916.
Who is Jeannette Rankin?
The first American woman in space.
Who is Sally Ride?
The author of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Who is Harper Lee?
The U.S. gymnast with the most world championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
This Pakistani activist survived an assassination attempt for advocating girls' education.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
This British Prime Minister was known as the "Iron Lady."
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
This NASA mathematician’s calculations helped send astronauts to the moon.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
She became the first African American woman to win a Grammy for Album of the Year.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This soccer player led the U.S. Women’s National Team to multiple World Cup victories.
Who is Megan Rapinoe?
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different sciences.
Who is Marie Curie?
The first female president of the European Commission.
Who is Ursula von der Leyen?
The MIT professor known for pioneering research in artificial intelligence.
Who is Cynthia Breazeal?
This poet and activist read The Hill We Climb at the 2021 presidential inauguration.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
The first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Who is Effa Manley?