Famous Women in History
Egypt’s most famous queen, celebrated on stage and screen.
Who is Cleopatra?
She tended the wounded during the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton?
She is one of the best tennis players of all time, and her big sister is pretty good too.
Who is Serena Williams?
She wrote The Bluest Eye, Beloved and Song of Solomon.
Who is Toni Morrison.
She is credited with sewing the first American flag.
Who is Betsy Ross?
Her diary is a poignant testament to the sufferings of the Holocaust.
Who is Anne Frank?
Daughter of an empress and wife of a king, she lost her head in Paris in 1797.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
The only person to win a Nobel prize in two different disciplines, she conducted pioneering work on radioactivity and discovered two new elements.
Who is Marie Curie?
She wasn’t under an umbrella when she sang at the super bowl.
Who is Rhianna?
She wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
She introduced Americans to the art of French cooking.
Who is Julia Child?
She has won many titles and pioneered new and risky moves in gymnastics.
Who is Simone Biles?
She led a French army to victory in the Hundred Years War. She was burnt at the stake as a heretic, but later made a saint.
Who is Joan of Arc?
She was the first woman to become a doctor in the United States.
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
Her many roles have included Jackie Kennedy and an Oscar nominated performance as a troubled ballerina
Who is Natalie Portman?
She wrote one of the most famous horror stories of all time. The name of her monster is often confused with that of his creator in the story.
Who is Mary Shelly?
One of the founders of modern dance, she was a dancer and a choreographer who focused on the expression of emotion through movement.
Who is Martha Graham?
Known as a rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress, her major hits have included Starships and Anaconda which reached a billion views on you tube.
Who is Nicki Minaj?
A member of the Shoshone tribe, she guided Lewis and Clark while exploring the Louisiana Territory.
Who is Sacagawea?
Her contribution to the discovery of the double helix was as great as that of Crick and Watson, but she died before it was acknowledged.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
She would like you to hear her roar.
Who is Katy Perry?
Her epic story of the Civil War from the point of view of the South was made into a movie and is mentioned in The Outsiders.
Who is Margaret Mitchell?
She created a schooling system that is child centered and is named after her.
Who is Marie Montessori?
She was a passionate conservationist who discovered many surprising facts about the behavior of chimpanzees.
Who is Jane Goodall?
She helped found the state of Israel and later served as its first female prime minister.
Who is Golda Meir?
Her book Silent Spring drew attention to the urgent dangers of environmental pollution.
Who is Rachel Carson?
She was Hollywood royalty before she became a real life princess in Monaco.
Who is Grace Kelly or Princess Grace
She created Hogwarts.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
She is the first supreme court judge from the Bronx.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
She was the first female speaker of the house.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?