Famous Firsts
The first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
Known for not giving up her seat on a bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
The current CEO of Oracle.
Who is Safra Catz?
William Shakespeare's most well-known female protagonist who falls in love with Romeo.
Who is Juliet Capulet?
This is the only planet in our solar system given the name of a female goddess.
What is Venus?
The first African-American female billionaire.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The last Pharaoh of Egypt. She ruled Egypt from 51-30 BC.
Who is Cleopatra?
In June 2016, she became the first woman to be a major party's nominee for president.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
The sister in "Little Women" who rejects the idea of romance and pursues a literary career in New York City.
Who is Jo March?
The amendment that gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
The disability and women’s rights activist known for being the first deaf-blind person to write a book and earn a Bachelor’s Degree.
Who is Helen Keller?
The Native American woman who guided Lewis and Clark.
Who is Sacagawea?
This famous cultural icon came to represent the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
The author of the classic gothic novel, Frankenstein.
Who is Mary Shelley?
These women were known for wearing short skirts, bob hairstyle, and usually did not follow the expectations of how a woman should behave in the 1920s.
What are flappers?
The first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
She is known as "The Lady with the Lamp" and the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
The US First Lady known for being the first to take on responsibilities beyond hosting and entertaining in the White House.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
The female poet who wrote the poem “When The Caged Bird Sings”.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This is the only major U.S. city that was founded by a woman and is in Florida.
What is Miami?
The first African-American to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
Known as the patron saint of France in honor of her heroic efforts in defending her country.
Who is Joan of Arc?
She along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for women’s suffrage. She was arrested for voting in the 1872 US presidential election.
Who is Susan B Anthony?
The title character of this Charlotte Bronte novel who says "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will".
Who is Jane Eyre?
The only country in the world that drafts women into military service.
What is Israel?