Science
Who provided key evidence demonstrating that DNA exists in a double-helical structure?
Rosalind Franklin
Who is the founder of Planned Parenthood who also devoted her life to legalizing birth control and making it universally available for white married women?
Margret Sanger
Who was the first white women in the US to go to space?
Sally Ride
Who was the first transgender women to become a congresswomen?
Sarah McBride
When did Black women get the right to vote?
1965
Who pioneered research on radioactivity, including the discovery of the elements polonium and radium, and for being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (physics and chemistry).
Marie Curie
Who was the first woman and the first Hispanic to serve as the Surgeon General of the United States?
Antonia Novello
Who was the first Black women to go to space?
Mae Jemison
Who was the first Black women to serve on the US Supreme Court?
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
When could women open bank accounts without a male co-signer?
1974 with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)
Who disproved the law of conservation of parity in subatomic physics, a groundbreaking discovery that earned her the nickname "First Lady of Physics"
Chien-Shiung Wu
Who created the Apgar Score, a quick and simple method for evaluating the health of newborns immediately after birth
Virginia Apgar
Who is a Swedish environmental activist known for starting the "School Strike for Climate" movement, which sparked global youth protests against climate inaction, and has become a prominent voice in the climate movement, inspiring millions to take action.
Greta Thunberg
Who was an exceptional lawyer, judge, and trailblazing advocate for women's rights, in addition to being an honorary chair of the World Justice Project, where she has served as an inspiration for building the rule of law movement.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
When could unmarried women get access to birth control?
1972
Who was responsible for the mathematics that brought about the invention of the Global Positioning System (GPS)?
Dr. Gladys West
Who was the first Black women to earn a MD in the US?
Rebecca Lee Crumpler, MD (1831-1895)
Who cofounded the National Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) to address the growing threats posed to Lenca communities by illegal logging, fight for their territorial rights and improve their livelihoods.
Berta Cáceres
Who was the first African American and first Asian American vice president and served as the attorney general of California and as a United States senator representing California
Kamala Harris
When could women no longer be fired for being pregnant?
1978 with the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
Who work on calculating the trajectory for America's first space trip with Alan Shepherd's 1961 mission, an early step toward a Moon landing? She went on to do the calculations for the first actual Moon landing in 1969
Katherine Johnson
Who was the first African American woman to receive a medical patent. In 1986, she invented the Laserphaco Probe, which revolutionized cataract surgery and restored vision to millions of patients worldwide.
Patricia Bath
Who was a Kenyan environmentalist and political activist, is famous for founding the Green Belt Movement, a grassroots organization focused on tree planting, environmental conservation, and women's empowerment, for which she won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
Wangarĩ Maathai
Who was the youngest woman and youngest Latina to ever serve in the United States Congress and she is a democratic socialist and a progressive. She supports Medicare for All, federal jobs guarantee, a universal basic income, and the Green New Deal.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
What year did all states establish the no-fault divorce option?
2010 and California was the first state in 1969 through the Family Law Act