Who runs the world?
Her diary, which was translated into 65 languages, described her experience hiding from the Nazis during World War II.
Who is Anne Frank?
She was a Mexican artist best known for her self-portraits.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
She is the youngest woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, and represents parts of NYC. She fights for changes in immigration, health care, and global warming.
Who is AOC?
She worked at NASA and was the first Black woman to travel to space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
She had to be accompanied by guards as she integrated an all-white school in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1960. She is still alive and still an activist!
Who is Ruby Bridges?
She was a poet and memoirist who wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
Who is Maya Angelou?
She is Puerto Rican, and the first Hispanic and Latina woman to serve as a judge on the Supreme Court.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and later disappeared while attempting to fly around the world.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
She fights for girls' right to an education and was the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
Who is Danai Gurira?
She was a Civil Rights activist who fought for racial equality. She was married to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who is Coretta Scott King?
She is a social, environmental, and political activist who was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and the first woman from East or Central Africa to earn a doctorate (PhD) degree.
Who is Wangaari Maathai?
In 2014, she was the fourth girl and the first African American girl to pitch in the Little League World Series.
Who is Mo'ne Davis?
This Native American woman was America's first major prima ballerina.
Who is Maria Tallchief?
She fought for women's right to vote. She was even arrested for voting! The 19th amendment, which gives us that right, is named after her.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
She is a primatologist whose studies on monkeys changed the way we think about wildlife forever.
Who is Jane Goodall?
She guided white explorers around the wilderness when she was only 17 years old.
Who is Sacagawea?
Surprise! This person is a scientist. She was the first woman to travel to space, where she operated the space shuttle's robotic arm.
Who is Sally Ride?
She was an advocate for women's rights and gender equality, and the second woman and first Jewish woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
She was the first Black and Native American woman pilot. She had to train in France due to racism and later died while performing stunts in her plane.
Who is Bessie Coleman?