Activism
This person was once our First Lady and led the Let’s Move campaign to combat childhood obesity. Who is she?
Michelle Obama
This woman starred in Crazy Rich Asians and Fresh Off the Boat. Who is she?
Constance Wu
This woman is the youngest woman to win two gold medals in Olympic snowboarding.
Chloe Kim
This woman was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics were critical to the success of the first U.S. crewed spaceflights. She was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson as a lead character in the 2016 film Hidden Figures. Who was she?
A) Mary Jackson
B) Dorothy Vaughan
C) Katherine Johnson
D) Marjorie Lee Browne
C) Katherine Johnson
This woman is the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress. Who is she?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
This person is a Swedish environmental activist that has won the youngest Time Person of the Year and was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times. Who is she?
Greta Thunberg
Who is the lead in the movie, The Farewell, and had already been pretty well known through her incredible rapping skills?
Awkwafina aka Nora Lum
Which one of these women was the first woman mountaineer to ever reach the summit of Mount Everest and the first woman to ascend the Seven Summits?
A) Maya Lin
B) Yayoi Kusama
C) Chloe Kim
D) Junko Tabei
D) Junko Tabei
This woman was the first African American female engineer to work at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Who was she?
A) Mary Jackson
B) Dorothy Vaughan
C) Katherine Johnson
D) Marjorie Lee Browne
A) Mary Jackson
This woman is the first woman of color to serve as the Mayor of Boston. Who is she?
Michelle Wu
This woman is honored as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement" by The United States Congress for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. Who is she?
Rosa Parks
Which woman of Asian descent has won multiple Golden Globes?
A) Lucy Liu
B) Sandra Oh
C) Ali Wong
D) Constance Wu
B) Sandra Oh
This woman is a Japanese contemporary artist famous for her polka dot paintings and infinity mirror rooms.
Yayoi Kusama
This woman was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite. Who was she?
Rosalind Franklin
This woman is the first Bangladeshi American and Muslim woman elected to NYC Council. Who is she?
A) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
B) Ilhan Omar
C) Kamala Harris
D) Shahana Hanif
D) Shahana Hanif
She is a transgender Chinese dance prodigy who is an advocate against gender discrimination and speaks up against China’s collectivist culture. Who is she?
A) Jin Xing
B) Fan Bingbing
C) Rosalind Chao
D) Zhang Zi Yi
A) Jin Xing
This woman starred in Charlie’s Angels and Kill Bill.
Lucy Liu
This architect designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at 21 years old.
Maya Lin
This woman was an Asian-American experimental physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics. Who was she?
A) Dr. Vivian Yam Wing-wah
B) Dr. Youyou Tu
C) Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu
D) Dr. Tsuneko Okazaki
C) Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu
This woman was the first woman of color and the first woman from the state of Hawaii elected to Congress. Who was she?
A) Mazie Hirono
B) Kamala Harris
C) Patsy Mink
D) Shahana Hanif
C) Patsy Mink