Women's History
Women in the United States gained the right to vote in this year.
1919
Rosalind Franklin is known for this discovery.
Double-Helix DNA structure
This city is considered the birthplace of the Riot Grrrl movement.
Olympia, Washington, USA
This female tennis player defeated male tennis player Bobby Riggs in the world-famous match: The Battle of the Sexes.
Billie Jean King
What actress was known for playing “blonde bombshell” characters in the 50s and 60s?
Marilyn Monroe
This female pilot was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
This woman is best known as being the founder of modern nursing.
Florence Nightingale
This band, led by Kathleen Hanna, is considered one of the pioneering groups of the Riot Grrrl movement.
Bikini Kill
Simone Biles gained international fame after her participation in the Rio 2016 Olympics in this sport.
Gymnastics
This woman has the most Grammys of anyone ever awarded.
Beyonce
This African American woman became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States.
Madam C.J. Walker
This many women have won the Nobel Peace prize?
13
This musician and icon of the Riot Grrrl movement wrote the punk feminist anthem “Rebel Girl” and later went on to be part of the band Le Tigre.
Kathleen Hanna
Kathrine Swinzer was the first female participant in this distance race in 1967.
Marathon
Vogue magazine named this woman the most influential makeup artist in the world.
Pat McGrath
This female scientist is credited with the discovery of the structure of DNA.
Rosalin Franklin
This scientist is known as being the world's most foremost expert on chimpanzees.
Jane Goodall
Riot Grrrl bands often addressed these issues in their lyrics.
Feminist issues
In what year was the first official Fifa Women’s World Cup held?
1995
Which actress has over 2 million photos taken of her?
Angelina Jolie
This politician is the first openly transgender person to be elected to a U.S. state legislature.
Danica Roem (Virginia House of Delegates 2012)
This female scientist developed the theory of radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in two different fields.
Marie Curie
Riot Grrrls often created these DIY publications to spread their message, share personal stories, and foster community
Zines
Which 17-year-old won the women’s half-pipe snowboarding event at the 2018 Winter Olympics?
Chloe Kim
This actress/singer had so many searches for the dress she wore to the 2000 Oscars, it caused Google Images to be created.
Jennifer Lopez