Women in History / Activists
The month congress passes as Women's History Month in 1987.
What is March?
This gymnast is the most decorated American female athlete in history.
Who is Simone Biles?
She made history by becoming the first Black female billionaire and the richest Black woman in the world, while also achieving record-setting ratings with her talk show.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Known as the “Queen of Tejano Music,” this Mexican-American singer was tragically killed in 1995 at age 23.
Who is Selena?
In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
These sisters have each won Olympic gold medals in both singles and doubles tennis.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
This actress holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor in history with 21 nominations and 3 wins, and also leads all performers in both Golden Globe nominations (over 30) and wins.
Who is Meryl Streep?
Who travelled thousands of miles with the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-6, acting as an interpreter and allaying the suspicions of the tribes they encountered?
Sacagawea
The first female member of congress in March 4, 1917.
Who is Jeannette Rankin?
She was the first player signed to the WNBA.
Who is Sheryl Swoopes?
This artist's viral green dress at the 2000 Grammy Awards was so widely searched that it led to the invention of Google Images.
Who is Jennifer Lopez?
Who was the first wife of the heir apparent to the British throne, Prince Charles of Wales? She was known internationally for her charity work for sick children, the banning of landmines and for raising awareness about those affected by cancer, HIV/AIDS and mental illness.
Princess Diana of Wales
She refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Which figure skater was the youngest woman to win the Olympic Gold Medal in the singles event at age 15?
Who is Tara Lipinski?
She deserves a lot of R-E-S-P-E-C-T for being the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame back in 1987.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This Mexican actress starred in Frida and became one of the first Latina women nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars.
Who is Salma Hayek?
This astronaut was the first American woman to enter space in 1983.
Who is Sally Ride?
What year did the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) begin its first season?
What is 1997?
She is the only singer to have a #1 hit in every year of the 1990s.
Who is Mariah Carey?
Who became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate (age 17) for advocating for girls' education after surviving an assassination attempt?
Malala Yousafzai