Famous Firsts
The star of Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Who is Audrey Hepburn?
She created the wizarding world of Harry Potter
Who is J.K. Rowling?
The first and current female Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
A popular country singer who started the Imagination Library, which provides free quality books to eligible children from birth to five years old. Today the library mails over 1 million free books each month!
Who is Dolly Parton?
The first woman to be elected Secretary of State in the United States.
Who is Madeleine Albright?
She is known for The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins.
Who is Julie Andrews?
Author who penned Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility and many more.
Who is Jane Austen?
An Egyptian ruler for almost three decades. She was actually an Egyptian Queen.
Who is Cleopatra?
One of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Her diary has been shared with the world.
Who is Anne Frank?
The first female Justice to serve on the United States Supreme Court. She started in 1981.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
This entertainer portrayed Annie Lee Cooper, an African-American civil rights activist, in the 2014 film Selma.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
A coming-of-age book penned by Louisa May Alcott.
What is Little Women.
The reigning Queen of England since 1952.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
At just 16 years old, she was pivotal in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. She travelled thousands of miles for discovery with Lewis and Clark, while carrying her newborn baby.
Who is Sacagawea?
The first woman to make $1 million for a lead role in a film for her portrayal of Cleopatra.
Who is Elizabeth Taylor?
She is known for writing 66 detective novels.
Who is Agatha Christie?
The first woman to hold the position of speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
She was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad. She also served as a scout, spy, guerrilla soldier, and nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Who was Harriett Tubman?
Her work in science led to the discovery of the double helix of DNA (which she didn't get credit for until after her death).
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
Actress who has earned a record 21 Academy Award nominations.
Who is Meryl Streep?
The author of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Who is Harper Lee?
An American politician and women's rights advocate, and the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the State of Montana.
Who is Jeannette Pickering Rankin?
A woman who fought for the abolition of slavery, women's rights and equal pay for work; she was arrested and eventually convicted for voting in the 1872 Presidential election.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?