Mothers of Invention
Josephine Cochrane patented this first successful hand-powered machine when she wanted something to clean her plates without chipping them.
What is a dishwasher machine?
Corie Barry is the CEO of this one stop shop electronics store where all employees wear Grossmont colors!
What is Best Buy?
“Who runs the world? Girls.”
Who is Beyonce?
The Olympic gold medal female team from this sport was famously left out of this year’s State of the Union address. The men’s team received a standing ovation.
What is hockey?
In 1932, this "Queen of the Air" became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
In 1902 Mary Anderson invented this addition to the modern car when she noticed drivers had to open their windows to see through the snow.
What is the windshield wiper?
Lynsi Snyder is a billionaire “Burger Queen” as the president and owner of this iconic West Coast fast food chain.
What is In N Out?
“I heard that there's a special place where boys and girls can all be queens every single day.”
Who is Chappell Roan?
This tennis player has the most grand slam single titles out of any other tennis player, male or female.
Who is Serena Williams?
This Grossmont High School graduate is the first Hispanic woman to go to space.
Who is Ellen O’Choa?
Actress Hedy Lamarr co-invented a “frequency hopping” system in WWII that paved the way for this modern wireless technology.
What is WiFi or Bluetooth?
Melanie Perkins founded this design platform so that “everyone in the world can design anything” and it's now worth billions.
What is Canva?
“The best thing about bein' a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun.”
Who is Shania Twain?
Alysa Liu, the 20 year old olympic gold medalist for figure skating is from this Northern California city.
What is Oakland?
This singer known as the “Queen of Soul”, is the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
In 1966 nurse Marie Van Brittan Brown patented the first version of this, featuring a motorized camera and a two-way microphone.
What is a home security system?
In 2014, Mary Barra became the first woman to lead this “Big Three” American car company.
What is GM or General Motors?
“A girl can do what she wants to do and that's what I'm gonna do.”
Who is Joan Jett?
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, basketball legend Sue Bird met this US Women’s Soccer star; the two are now considered a major sports power couple.
Who is Megan Rapinoe?
She is not only the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, but she also remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (chemistry and physics).
Who is Marie Curie?
In 1965 chemist Stephanie Kwolek developed this high-strength synthetic fiber used in bulletproof vests and racing tires.
What is Kevlar?
Karen Lynch is CEO of this health store and pharmacy chain with thousands of locations across the United States.
What is CVS?
“Did you think I’d crumble? Did you think I’d lay down and die? Oh no, not I, I will survive.”
Who is Gloria Gaynor?
Gertrude Ederle made history in 1926 as the first woman to swim 20.9 miles across this body of water between England and France.
What is the English Channel?
In 2003, this talk show host and philanthropist became the first Black female billionaire in the United States.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?