Music
She was the first woman to have four country albums reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Carrie Underwood
Who served as an interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark during their expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Sacajawea
She introduced America to French cooking in her books and television series from 1963 through the 1990’s?
Julia Child
... "My Own Words", a bestselling collection of speeches & articles by this late Supreme Court justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Meryl donated her entire salary from playing Margaret Thatcher in this film to the National Women’s History Museum
The Iron Lady
She was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Aretha Franklin
Who was the first woman promoted to brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force (1971) and the first female major general in any armed forces in 1973?
Major General Jeanne Holm
Though female she claimed to have the heart & stomach of a king
Queen Elizabeth I
Shortly after her disappearance her publisher husband George Putnam released Last Flight containing her diaries
AMELIA EARHART
She was the first African-American to become a principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre
Misty Copeland
Before Miley Cyrus recorded "Wrecking Ball," it was offered to which singer
Beyoncé
In 1878 an amendment for this was introduced in Congress; its adoption didn't occur until 1920
What is Women’s suffrage
This Secretary of State whose first name is from a musical term had originally planned to be a concert pianist
Condoleezza Rice
1944’s “Absent in the Spring” is one of the non-mystery novels she wrote under the name Mary Westmacott
Agatha Christie
Already an Emmy winner, in 2017 she won an Oscar for the same role that had won her a Tony
Viola Davis
She was the very first American Idol winner
Kelly Clarkson
Born a slave around 1797, she became famous as a preacher, abolitionist & women's rights activist
Sojourner Truth
This first American woman in space heads a company geared to girls who are interested in science & math
Sally Ride
During the Harlem Renaissance, she wrote “Their Eyes Were Watching God”
Zora Neale Hurston
This actress made her Star Wars debut as Ahsoka Tano in Season 2 of The Mandalorian
Rosario Dawson
She is the only country artist to have a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for six straight decades
Dolly Parton
The work of Laura X (no relation to Malcolm) led to March being designated this every year
Women’s History Month
She was a leading conductor on the Underground Railroad? She later served as an armed Union scout and spy during the Civil War.
Harriet Tubman
Born a slave, Sethe escapes to Ohio but is haunted by memories of a lost baby in this Toni Morrison novel
Beloved
Over a million flower bouquets were laid at Britain's royal palaces following her death on August 31 1997
PRINCESS DIANA