Famous Feminists
An international symbol of the fight for girls' education after she was shot in the head for opposing Taliban restrictions on female education.
Who is Malala Yousafzai.
The landmark case that ensured women access to safe and legal abortion, overturned in 2022 by the supreme court.
What is Roe v. Wade.
VP under the Biden administration and ran for President in 2024.
Who is Kamala Harris.
This Swedish teenager started “Fridays for Future” and became one of the world’s most famous climate activists.
Who is Greta Thunberg
She discovered radioactivity and was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.
Who was Marie Curie
The second woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
(Hint: she died in 2020)
Who was Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Amendment that gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment.
She made history as the first woman to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is Nancy Pelosi
This Kenyan environmentalist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her contributions to sustainable development.
Who is Wangaari Maathai
A chemist whose work on the molecular structure of DNA was stolen by male scientists who went on to receive a Nobel peace prize based on the stolen work.
Who was Rosalind Franklin
The 39-time Grand Slam title champion and winner of the famous "Battle of the Sexes" match.
Who is Billie Jean King.
This 1848 meeting in New York is known as the first women’s rights convention in the United States.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention
The youngest U.S. congresswoman, representing New York’s 14th district.
Who is AOC.
This animal behavior expert founded an institute in her name to promote conservation and environmental education.
(Hint:Chimpanzees)
Who was Jane Goodall
This computer scientist wrote the first algorithm intended for a machine.
Who was Ada Lovelace.
One of the most influential figures in the women's rights movement, her work contributed to the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Who was Susan B. Anthony.
What is March 8th.
The current governor of Oregon
Who is Tina Kotek.
This phrase describes skipping school to protest for climate action, started by Greta Thunberg.
What is "Fridays for future"
She helped develop the software that guided Apollo 11 to the moon.
Who is Margaret Hamilton
Philosopher who wrote the femmist classic A vindication of the rights of women, mother of Mary Shelley.
Who was Mary Wollstonecraft
Ensured equal funding for women's opportunities in education and athletics.
(Hint: It's the reason we have a softball field at Grant)
What is Title IX.
The first female attorney general in Oregon.
Who is Ellen Rosenblum.
The movement founded by Wangaari Maathai
What is the Green Belt Movement.
A Canadian physicist who is the only woman who has won a Nobel price in physics.
Who is Donna Strickland