Women in Science
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WaM Scholar Panel
100

She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different sciences.

Marie Curie

100

This artist's concert in Seattle generated sesimic activity equivalent to a 2.3 magnititude earthquake.

Taylor Swift

100

This American tennis star has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era.

Serena Williams

100

This amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote in 1920.

19th Amendment

100

These alumni recipients participated live at the Panel.

Charlotte and Olivia

200

This primatologist is famous for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees.

Jane Goodall

200

This global superstar and cultural icon holds the record for most Grammy wins by a female artist.

Beyonce

200

This U.S. gymnast made history at the 2016 Olympics with her record-breaking performance.

Simone Biles

200

She was a leading suffragist and co-founder of the National Woman Suffrage Association.

Susan B. Anthony

200

The recipients attend this university (multiple answers).

University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Georgia Institute of Technology, Barnard College, or Cornell University

300

This NASA mathematician's calculations helped send astronauts to space and was featured in the movie Hidden Figures

Katherine Johnson

300

This country music legend wrote both “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” on the same day.

Dolly Parton

300

This country's women's soccer team has won four FIFA World Cup titles, more than any other women's team.

United States

300

This landmark Supreme Court case in 1973 legalized abortion nationwide in the U.S.

Roe v. Wade

300

In the lightning round, Crystal asked about recipients about their favorite...

Classes

400

This computer scientist invented the compiler, paving the way for modern programming languages

Grace Hopper

400

Known as the “Queen of Soul,” she was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Aretha Franklin

400

This pioneering figure became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon in 1967.

Kathrine Switzer

400

This Pakistani activist survived an assassination attempt and won the Nobel Peace Prize at age 17.

Malala Yousafzai

400

These are some expenses that the recipients have used the scholarship funds for.

Tuition or Studying Abroad 

500

She discovered the structure of DNA but didn’t receive the Nobel Prize for it

Rosalind Franklin

500

This Romantic-era composer and pianist was a child prodigy and one of the first pianists to perform from memory.

Clara Schumann

500

In 2021, this Japanese tennis player withdrew from the French Open citing mental health, sparking global conversation.

Naomi Osaka

500

This country was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1893.

New Zealand

500

These are some projects that the recipients pursued because the financial pressure eased.

Engineering project teams and empirical reasoning center workshops

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