Movies & Film
Who was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award (1939)?
Hattie McDaniel
Who was the first rapper to win Album of the year at the Grammys?
Lauryn Hill
Who is considered the first computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace
Who became one of the world's first billionaire authors?
J.K. Rowling
Who won 23 Grad Slam singles titles?
Serena Williams
Who was the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Costume Design (Black Panther) ?
Ruth E. Carter
Who is known for "Queen of Rock n Roll" ?
Tina Turner
Who co-invented technology that led to WiFi and Bluetooth?
Hedy Lamarr
Who was the first Black woman to write a screenplay produced as a major film?
Maya Angelou
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
Who created and starred in Insecure?
Issa Rae
Who remains one of the most influential Latin artists ever?
Selena Quintanilla
Her calculations helped land astronauts on the moon.
Katherine Johnson
Who published anonymously during her lifetime?
Jane Austen
Who was the first solo female rapper to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album?
Cardi B.
What show was grounbreaking for portraying older women as leads?
The Golden Girls
Who helped pioneer vocal jazz phrasing?
Billie Holiday
Her research led to caller ID and call waiting.
Dr. Shirley Jackson
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature?
Toni Morrison
Who was the first American woman in space?
Sally Ride
Who was one of the first openly gay lead characters on primetime TV?
Ellen DeGeneres
Who founded the imagination Library literacy Program?
Dolly Parton
Who improved the ironing board design?
Sarah Boone
Who was a key Harlem Renaissance writer?
Zora Neale Hurston
Who was the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Snadra Day O'Conner