Famous Firsts
This woman is the first female American vice president.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This female singer-songwriter currently has the top spot for most played female Spotify artist in 2022.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This decade included the year women were able to go to college
What is the 1830s?
This woman is currently the 6th President of Stony Brook University
Who is Dr. Maurie McInnis?
This was the former first lady and she said "When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don't stoop to their level. No, our motto is, when they go low, we go high,”
Who is Michelle Obama?
This woman was the first female to win the Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
This woman made Grammy's history by winning the most awards (32) to date.
Who is Beyonce?
This decade was when the 19th amendment was officially law.
When are the 1920's?
This woman is known for revolutionizing the field of nursing and is often called the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This Black Panther actress said this: "What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion: for yourself and for those around you."
Who is Lupita Nyong'o?
This person was the first American female astronaut to make it to space in 1983.
Who is Sally ride?
This young woman and previous Disney star was announced Billboard's 2022 Woman Musician of the Year.
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
This decade included the first time that all women were given the right to vote in America.
When are the 60's?
While Watson and Crick took credit after her death for the discovery, this woman was actually the first scientist to discover the double helix structure of DNA.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This female aviation pioneer, who flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean, said this: "Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others."
Who is Amelia Earhart?
She was the first woman to win the Olympic Marathon in 1984.
Who is Joan Benoit?
This woman performed in the Super Bowl and has her own makeup line inclusive of all skin types
What is Rihanna?
This decade included the first time that women could sign up for credit cards.
When are the 70's?
This was the first African American woman to earn an MD
Who is Rebecca Lee Crumpler
This woman is originally from Mingora, Pakistan and she said “One child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world.”
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
This first lady held the first all women's press conference in the white house, starting in 1933. Over the next 12 years, she held 348 press conferences for women reporters.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
A rock icon, she was the lead singer of Fleetwood Mac before launching a solo career with hits like Edge of Seventeen.
Who is Stevie Nicks?
This decade included the first year women in Mexico could vote
When are the 1950s?
This mathematician, whose story is told in the 2016 movie Hidden Figures, was responsible for the calculations of orbital mechanics at NASA and helped Americans go into space in 1969.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This female poet and civil rights activist, who wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, said this: "I am women phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that's me."
Who is Maya Angelou?