Women in Politics
The African American civil rights activist that refused to give up her seat on the bus?
Who is Rosa Parks
The female pitcher who struck out Babe Ruth
Who is Jackie Mitchell
As the first woman in history to win a Nobel Prize - and the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in two different disciplines (chemistry and physics) - Polish-French physicist and chemist
Who is Marie Curie
She is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history
Who is J. K. Rowling
She has won 34 American Music Awards and broken records for most simultaneous songs on Billboard's Global 200 chart with 14 songs in 2020.
Who is Taylor Swift
The first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State, serving from 1997-2001?
Who is Madeleine K. Albright
Who is Billie Jean King
This British primatologist is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees after her 55-year-long study on the wild chimpanzees in Gomber Stream National Park in Tanzania.
Who is Jane Goodall
With the publication of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), she achieved success as a published writer
Who is Jane Austen
Her debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), debuted atop the Billboard 200 and became one of the best-selling albums of 2019
Who is Billie Eilish
She was the first Asian Pacific Islander to hold a statewide elected executive office position as California's Secretary of State.
Who is March Fong Eu
She was the youngest women ever to play in a soccer match for the U.S. Senior Squad at 15. She went on to win two World Championships and two Olympic gold metals.
This American marine biologist published Silent Spring, she didn't just call attention to the dangers of indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides. She also helped launch the modern environmental movement.
Who is Rachel Carson
Who is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Color Purple, which was adapted into both a film and a stage production?
Who is Alice Walker
Originally named Stefani Joanne Angeline Germanotta, this singer is best known for her second full-length album, Born This Way
Who is Lady Gaga
This representative (D-CA) became the first woman to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House
Who is Nancy Pelosi
She is an the most decorated female track and field athlete who holds the world record for the women's 4x100m relay.
Who is Allyson Felix
She was known as one of NASA's "human computers." Her work was instrumental in sending the first American into space in 1961. NASA also counted on her calculations to send John Glenn into orbit in 1962 and Apollo 11 to the moon in 1969.
Who is Katherine Johnson
She was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist and is best known for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Who is Maya Angelou
She is the tenth and youngest child of the legendary musical family. Some of her popular works include singles such as Nasty, Rhythm Nation, That's the Way Love Goes, Together Again, and All of You
Who is Janet Jackson
The first openly lesbian or gay candidate elected to a state legislature. She served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for two terms starting in 1975.
Who is Elaine Noble
Who is the most decorated American Olympian? (Winning 8 gold, 3 silver, and 1 brozne over the course of 4 olympic games)
Who is Jenny Thompson (swimming)
She was an American mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which in 1958 was succeeded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. She worked at Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA for most of her career.
Who is Mary Jackson
Who was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States by the Library of Congress in 1993. (She was also the youngest person and first African American appointed Poet Laureate)
Who is Rite Dove
This famous singer was an American jazz and swing music singer with a career spanning 26 years. A couple of her popular works include My Funny Valentine and Strange Fruit
Who is Billie Holiday