Women in Politics
As First Lady, what was Michelle Obama’s cause awareness slogan?
Let’s Move
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
Born in 1867 to ex-slaves built a business empire based on her line of hair products for black women. She is cited as the first American female to become a millionaire in her own right.
Madam C.J. Walker
In what year did American women gain the right to vote?
1920
Who is currently the most awarded woman in Grammy history?
Beyoncé
Who was the first female U.S. Secretary of State?
Madeleine Albright
Mary Anderson was visiting New York City. She was traveling on a trolley when the rain started to pour. Sleet soon piled up on the windshield, making it impossible for the driver to see correctly. He had no choice but to stick his head to the side and wipe the windscreen by reaching out with his arms. The rest of the streetcar drivers were in the same predicament.
Windshield wiper
Which woman launched the world's first designer fragrance in 1921?
Coco Chanel - Chanel No. 5
Who wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
Maya Angelou
Rita Moreno was the first Hispanic actress to win an Oscar for which musical?
West Side Story
Who was the first female Speaker of the U.S. House?
Nancy Pelosi
Who was the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
Who was the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company?
Katharine Graham
Who was the first blind and deaf person to earn a college degree?
Helen Keller
Which cultural icon represented women factory workers during WWII?
Rosie the Riveter
Condoleezza Rice was the Secretary of State for which president?
George W. Bush
Hedy Lamarr developed “frequency hopping” technology to guide missiles which paved the way for wireless communication technology we use today such as
WIFI, GPS, BLUETOOTH
Anita Roddick founded this company in 1976 with a single shop in Brighton, England that eventually grew to more than 2,000 retail outlets worldwide. She used her fame to champion causes like ending animal testing and was a pioneer in the concept of ethical, green consumerism.
The Body Shop
Which 2016 movie features Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan, NASA’s first Black supervisor?
Hidden Figures
Which 2016 movie features Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan, NASA’s first Black supervisor?
Hidden Figures
Which US President appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme court?
Clinton
Stephanie Kwolek was a research scientist at DuPont in 1965 to discover a lightweight plastic for car tires, she found a solid but lightweight material. This discovery resulted in the creation of the synthetic material which was five times stronger out of the water than steel and up to 20 times stronger underwater; it was also resistant to corrosion and heat.
Bulletproof fiber -Kevlar
Patented in 1904, “The Landlord’s Game” was initially designed to showcase unchecked capitalism’s evils. Close to three decades later, a very similar game named Monopoly was patented by a man who later sold it to Parker Brothers
Monopoly
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
In the 1920s, these young women challenged gender norms with short skirts, makeup, and the Charleston dance:
Flappers