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I refused to give up my seat on the bus
Who is Rosa Parks
I was the first black woman to be the First Lady of the United States
Who is Michelle Obama
This amendment gave women the right to vote
The 19th amendment
I was an amazing singer in the group “destiny’s child” and am now a well known singer on my own
Who is Beyoncé
How old was ruby bridges when she had to be escorted to school by federal marshals
6 years old
I helped free enslaved people through the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman
I was a young girl who was one of the first to go to an all white school
Who is Ruby Bridges
This term refers to the fight for equal rights between men and women
Feminism
I am a tennis player and considered one of the greatest athletes of all time
Who is Serena Williams
How old was Harriet Tubman when she ran away to freedom
27-28 years old
I had to go all the way to France to earn my pilot license because no U.S school would accept me
Who is Bessie Coleman
I was the first woman to lead a U.S military operation during the Civil War
Who is Harriet Tubman
This protest movement in the 1900s fought for women’s voting rights
The suffrage movement
The media mogul who created her own talk show
Who is Oprah Winfrey
This woman actually refused to give up her train seat before rose parks and sued the railroad
Ida B. Wells
I was a powerful abolitionist and women’s rights speaker known for “Ain’t I a woman”
Who is Sojourner Truth
I was one of the first black women at NASA whose calculations helped a man in space
Who is Katherine Johnson
This Supreme Court case helped protect a women’s rights to make decisions about her own body in 1973
Roe v. Wade
I was known as the “queen of soul”
Who is Aretha Franklin
The most important woman who gave birth to our savior
Holy Mother Mary
I was the first black woman to run for president in the U.S
who is Shirley Chisholm
I was the first female self-made millionaire in the U.S by creating a hair care empire
who is madame C.J walker
This law made it illegal to discriminate based on gender in education programs (especially sports)
Title IX
I preformed at president Biden’s inauguration as a young poet at just 22 years old
Who is Amanda Gorman
Maya Angelou is known mostly as a writer what 3 other things was she
A singer, actress and civil rights activist