STEM 1
Who was the first woman in space?
Sally Ride
Who was the first woman to fly a plane across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Who was the famous primatologist known for her study of chimpanzee behavior in the wild?
Jane Goodall
Who was a pioneer in nursing and founded the Nightingale Training School
Florence Nightingale
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel prize?
Marie Curie
What two elements did Marie Curie discover?
Polonium and Radium
Who is considered America's first female self-made millionaire for her hair care products for Black women?
Madam CJ Walker
Actress Hedy Lamarr is credited with inventing the tech behind ... ?
Wifi
How do boys and girls compare in their performance in STEM subjects in school? (i.e. math, science)
They perform equally well
What non-profit organization is meant to close the gap in technology by teaching girls how to code?
What British chemist revealed DNA's structure?
Rosalind Franklin
Mary Anderson invented what crucial part automobiles?
Windshield wipers
Josephine Cochrane invented what household item meant to simplify a daily chore?
Dishwasher
Marie Van Brittan Brown invented what?
First home security system
Women in STEM make, on average, how much less than their male counterparts?
20%
Margaret Floy Washburn was the first female to earn a PhD in what field?
Psychology
What percentage of the STEM workforce is made up by women?
28%
What country has the lowest percentage of women in STEM?
What percentage of people in computer science are women?
25%
What percentage of people in engineering are women?
15%, making it the most male dominated STEM field
Who was the first woman to earn a PhD in computer science?
Who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the US?
Who was the first woman to serve as a full professor at Harvard Medical School?
Elizabeth B. Nichols
Who was known for her contributions to the field of psychiatry and founded the Women's Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital?
Judith Herman
Marie Curie was the first female professor at what French university?
University of Paris