Womens Firsts
She was the first woman to win an Olympic Gold metal in tennis
Who is Serena Williams?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
The fight of equal rights between men and women is called what?
What is feminism?
Empowerment means helping others feel ___?
What is confident?
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Amelia Earhart
African American abolitionist that escaped slavery and make 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
What month is womens empowerment month?
What is March?
The universal Women's Empowerment symbol is often a raised ___?
What is a fist?
What is is called when woman support and help each other succeed?
What is empowerment?
She was the first woman to become Vice President of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris?
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and founder of the HeForShe campaign. (famous British, former child actress)
Who is Emma Watson?
Landmark case that ensures women access to safe and legal abortions (overturned in 2022)
What is Roe v Wade?
The color often used to represent women's rights movements is ___?
What is purple?
When you believe in yourself, you show what quality?
Who is confidence?
She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only WIlliam Frantz ELementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
an American lawyer and jurist that served in the supreme court from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was known for her work on gender equality cases.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
In 1955, Rosa Parks courage on a bus helped start what movement?
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This singer and businesswoman created Fenty Beauty and is known for confidence and independence?
Who is Rihanna?
A person who inspires and motivates others to reach their potential is called a what?
What is a leader/ role model?
The first Latina to be appointed to the Supreme. (Taking her seat as Associate Justice on August 8th, 2009)
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
A Pakistani activist for women's right to education. (The youngest Nobel Prize recipient, at age 17 in 2014)
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
In 2017, millions of women joined this worldwide protest march for equality.
What is The Women's March?
She painted herself many times and is known for her bold eyebrows.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This word means using your voice or actions to stand up for a cause you care about.
What is advocacy?