This pop star is the youngest female artist to have five of her albums reach #1. She sold an estimated 37 million records worldwide before turning 20, making her the "all-time best-selling teenage artist".
Who is Britney Spears.
100
Her novel "The Color Purple" was produced into a movie starring Oprah Winfrey in 1982.
Who is Alice Walker.
100
This actress was first female African American to win the Oscar for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry.
100
The ninetieth Amendment, granting American women the right to vote, was passed in this year.
What is 1920.
100
These two sisters have won numerous titles in professional tennis.
Who are Serena and Venus Williams.
200
This female artist is referred to as “the woman who pulled herself up by her bra straps”.
Who is Madonna.
200
This woman read her poem "On the Pulse of the Morning" at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton, in 1993.
Who is Maya Angelou.
200
This three time Oscar winning actress studied drama at Yale University.
Who is Meryl Streep.
200
This Nobel Peace Prize winner created Hull House in the slums of Chicago.
Who is Jane Adams.
200
This American female soccer star once said "I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion".
Who is Mia Hamm.
300
She is the only artist to have seven consecutive #1 hits on the Billboard’s Hot 100 Hits.
Who is Whitney Houston.
300
This American poet took her own life in 1963 by sticking her head in the oven with the gas turned on.
Who is Sylvia Plath.
300
This costume designer holds the most Academy Awards for women.
Who is Edith Head.
300
This woman assumed the throne of Egypt by overthrowing her nephew and stepson. She became Pharaoh by embodying masculine attributes, giving off a man-like impression.
Who is Hatshepsut.
300
This athlete became the fastest woman in the world when at the 1988 Olympics she ran the 200 meter in 21:34 seconds.
Who is Florence Griffith Joyner.
400
This singer/actress in the only artist to earn an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy, a Grammy, a Golden Globe, a Cable Ace Award, a Peabody Award, and the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Honor.
Who is Barbra Streisand.
400
An American novelist, essayist, and poet best known for fiction with a feminist slant. Her writing stemmed from her political commitment that began in the 1960s during the Vietnam anti-war movement.
Who is Marge Piercy.
400
This actress did not attend the 75th Annual Academy Awards due to her opposition to the Iraq War.
Elizabeth Taylor
400
Sheila Widnall was the first female secretary to lead this the United States military.
What is the Air Force.
400
In 1985, the Harlem Globetrotters picked this Olympian as their first female member.
Who is Lucy Harris.
500
In 1994, this singer refused to play a part in Les Miserables because she was "too busy".
Who is Celine Dion.
500
A technique known as "stream of consciousness", revealing the lives of characters by revealing their thoughts and associations, was created by this British novelist.
Who is Virginia Woolf.
500
As a child, this actress began her career performing as one of the Gumm Sisters.
Who is Judy Garland.
500
This woman was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" as a result of her work as a nurse during the American Civil War.
Who is Clara Barton.
500
Bonnie Blair has represented the United States in four Olympic Games. She was won five gold medals in this Olympic sport.