First Timers
This woman discovered the element radium and is also a Nobel Prize winner
Who is Marie Curie?
This former first lady was the Democratic Party's choice for the presidential bid in 2016
Who is Hillary Clinton?
This woman is the author of young people's books and the most wealthy woman in England
Who's is J. K. Rowling?
This is the middle name of the woman who gave her full name to our school
What is Delmar?
This famous Latina and Marin resident is known as a "multiple threat" because she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy, a Tony, and an Emmy
Who is Rita Moreno?
This woman wrote the world's very first novel
Who is Lady Mirasaki of Japan?
These two English rulers gave their names to two important eras of English history and culture
Who are Elizabeth I and Victoria?
Scarlett O'Hara Hamilton Kennedy Butler and Melanie Hamilton Wilkes are the main characters in this American novel by this one-hit-wonder
Who is Margaret Mitchell author of Gone With the Wind?
This Burke's teacher will never dance around the issues but she will on the dance floor
Who is Ms. Handler?
This American-Greek opera singer single handedly resurrected the lost art and tradition of bel canto in Italian opera
Who is Cecilia Sophia Anna Maria Kalogeropoulos otherwise known as Maria Callas?
This woman is America's very first medical doctor
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
This American woman was the first woman to be the Secretary of State
Who is Madelaine Albright?
This American writer is known as the Poet Laureate of America and has been acknowledged by President Obama with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Who is Maya Angelou?
This Burke's woman is pleasantly petite but is the holder of all of the important information of the Upper School...hint: it's not Ms. Wolman
Who is Ms. Painitz?
This woman was the first professional dancer to dance in the White House as well as to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Who is Martha Graham?
This woman is the first African American actor to win an Academy Award for a film performance in 1939
Who is Hattie MacDaniel in Gone with the Wind
This woman is a political figure from Burma/Myanmar and also the winner of a Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Aung San Suu Kyi?
This famous little girl visits the land of Oz with her little dog and makes friends with a Scarecrow, a Tin-man, and a Cowardly Lion.
Who is Dorothy (Gale) from Kansas?
This Burke's teacher is not a medical professional but has similar, vast knowledge of the world we live in and the bodies we have
Who is Dr. Rawlings?
This artist is known for incorporating many images from her native Mexico as well as her personal drama from her famous muralist husband
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This woman is the first American citizen (not born in the US) to be canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church
Who is Francesca Xavier Cabrini also known as Mother Cabrini?
This Spanish monarch gave financial backing to Christopher Colombus and is ultimately responsible for the discovery of the New World.
Who is Isabel (Isabela) of Castile?
This woman character gives her name to the title of Leo Tolstoy's famous and tragic novel (and it happens to be señor's favorite book)
Who is Anna Karenina?
This woman's name has been given to a private K-8 school in San Francisco more than a hundred years ago. Give the complete name. Hint...her name isn't Hamlin
Who is Katherine Delmar Burke?
This French sculptor who lived in August Rodin's shadow produced equally as impressive works of sculpture
Who is Camille Claudel?