Important Women
Who is the woman best known for starting the Civil Rights Movement by refusing to give up her seat?
Rosa Parks
First Black woman to become Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
Who was the inventor of the heater?
Alice H. Parker// earned patent in December 1919
created Thermoset as well
Who was the female rapper that said, "You wanna know what scares people? Success. When you don't make moves and when you don't climb up the ladder, everybody loves you because you're not competition."
Nicki Minaj
#thebarbz
Who has the higher life expectancy?
Women or Men?
Women :)
Who was the first sole female anchor on a mojor news syndicate?
Kate Couric
Women could not serve on a jury until what year?
Before 1973
Creator of the good hairbrush...
Who is Lyda D. Newman?// Patent plan
"i've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Maya Angelou
Who is the only woman to ever win two Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie
This woman successfully escaped her enslavement to President George Washington and fled to New Hampshire
Who is Ona Judge?
What state was the first state to grant Women the right to vote?
Wyoming// 44th state added to America
Who was the creator of the Home security system?
Marie Van Brittan Brown// had a camera at front door which looked through 4 peep holes at various heights
She went on to add a two-way microphone.
Who said "Don't sit down and wait for opportunities to come. Get up and make them."
Madam C.J. Walker
Why did Claudette Colvin not get recognized as the woman who started the Civil Rights Movement?
"Hair, skin, and she was a pregnant teenager"
Who was the first African American woman to win a freedom suit in Massachusetts?
Elizabeth Freeman//1781
When did the Military remove the ban against women serving in combat positions?
Jan 24, 2013
Who was the creator of 3D movies?
Valerie Thomas// 1980
"Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that's in us."
Angela Bassett
Who was the woman who would sedate babies to keep them quiet on her way to freedom?
Where is she from?
Harriet Tubman// Maryland
Who was the first woman to refuse to give up their seat on the bus, before Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin//1955
When was Roe V. Wade passed? When was it overturned.
Jan 22, 1973//
50 Years Later, overturned on June 24, 2022.
Who was the creator of ROCK & ROLL?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe// one of the first
"You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right."
Rosa Parks
Sexual harrassment was not considered a legal offense until a woman brought her boss to court after she refused his sexual advances and was fired. The court stated that her termination violated the 19__ Civil Rights Act, Which made employment discrimination illegal
1974 Civil Rights Act