Suffrage
The year women earned the right to vote.
1920.
This first lady saved a rare painting of George Washington before British troops torched the White House in 1814.
Dolly Madison.
This young woman has a combined total of 30 Olympic and world championship medals, and is the most decorated gymnast ever.
Simone Biles.
She was the first black woman to serve as the U.S. national security adviser under President George W. Bush and the first black woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state (2005–2009).
Condolezza Rice.
She discovered radioactivity, the radioactive elements polonium and radium, and invented a mobile X-ray unit that was used during World War I. In 1903, she became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Marie Curie.
Who was the first woman to be printed on a circulated U.S. coin?
Susan B. Anthony.
Two first ladies were considered tall, at 5'11". Name one.
Eleanor Roosevelt or Michelle Obama.
A longstanding figure in the sport of tennis for more than two decades, she has 23 Grand Slam titles to her name. She openly discussed her complications during child birth, and fought against racist remarks and body-shaming comments throughout her career.
Serena Williams.
In 1984, she was the first woman to be nominated for vice president on a major ticket.
Geraldine Ferraro.
Her calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to sending the first Americans into space. She became famous when her story was profiled in the movie Hidden Figures.
Katherine Johnson.
The state that was first to legalize women's right to vote in national elections.
Wyoming.
This first lady broke fashion tradition by being the first to wear pants.
Pat Nixon.
After 33 years at the helm of Notre Dame women’s basketball, this woman announced her retirement from coaching in April 2020, finishing with 936 career victories, nine Final Fours and two national championships with the Fighting Irish.
Muffet McGraw.
In 1933, she was the Secretary of Labor under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and the first woman to serve in the Cabinet
Frances Perkins.
A primatologist that focused on the study of gorillas, dating back to 1963. Her work became popular when the film “Gorillas in the Mist” came out in 1988.
Dian Fossey.
She said "failure is impossible."
Susan B. Anthony
This first lady is responsible for the cherry trees that grace Washington D.C. She received them from the mayor of Tokyo after visiting Japan with her President husband.
Helen "Nellie" Taft.
This tennis star helped pass Title IX and secured opportunities for the women in sports today. She is the first female athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Billie Jean King.
She served as the first lady of Arkansas and the first lady of the U.S. before other more prominent roles in her political life.
Hillary Clinton.
This woman is known for her revolutionary work in discovering the double helix structure of DNA. She passed away four years before her male colleagues were awarded with the Nobel Prize in 1962.
Rosalind Franklin.
This country was the first to grant women the right to vote.
New Zealand.
This first lady is well known for advising her President husband, and for one particularly famous quote, but she also said "If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation."
Abigail Adams, who also started this phrase with "Remember the ladies."
In 2019, this woman was honored for her World Cup performance and outspoken voice by being named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year, marking just the fourth woman in the award's 66-year history to win it.
Megan Rapinoe.
This woman was a Maine Republican and the first woman to serve in both the House and the Senate. She was famous for her “Declaration of Conscience’’ speech against the character attacks of Senator Joe McCarthy.
Margaret Chase Smith.
She is regarded as the first computer programmer — long before modern computers were invented. Her notes on the analytical engine are considered to be the very first computer algorithm.
Ada Lovelace.