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The first woman in space.
Who is Sally Ride?
This professional athlete has had four moves in her sport officially named after her.
Who is Simone Biles?
This scientist contributed to the development of the X-ray and brought X-ray machines to the front line during WW1.
Who is Marie Curie?
These two women organized the first U.S. women's rights convention in Seneca Falls.
Who are Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
The first woman published in the colonies.
Who is Anne Bradstreet?
An event in this sport set the record for the largest attendance at any women's sporting event.
What is volleyball?
This woman is considered the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This suffragist leader was arrested for voting illegally in the 1872 presidential election.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
The first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This brand-new women's sports league had its first season in 2023.
What is the Professional Women's Hockey League?
This person founded the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
Two opposing organizations- the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association- combined to form the National American Women's Suffrage Association this year.
What is 1890?
This person is America's first African American poet.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
This woman was the first to earn a medical degree in the U.S. She promoted education for women in medicine with her book Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women.
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
This British suffragette leader is known for her militant tactics in the women's suffrage movement.
Who is Emmeline Pankhurst?
The first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
The share of women's sports media coverage in the United States is estimated to reach ___% by 2025.
What is 20%?
This woman is credited with the discovery of the structure of DNA.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This woman ran for political office nearly 50 years before women could vote.
Who is Victoria Woodhull?