Women's Firsts
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart in 1928
What is the name of the original typewriter correction fluid invented by Bette Graham?
Mistake-Out
Which Residence hall was the first one to house women?
Old Ferry, women and men were held on separate floors.
Stevens is the first all Women's Dorm.
What shower product has an 11% difference in cost between men and women?
Both Razors & Razor Blades
As of 2018, What percentage of the world are females?
48.6%
Who/when was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1903
What current Hasbro game was invented in 1904 by Elizabeth Magie?
Monopoly
Who/When was the first female Dean at WSU?
Rhoda White in 1911
What is the percent difference in costs for dress shirts for women compared to men?
13%
What year did women get the right to vote?
1920
Who/when was the first legal woman voter?
Hint: White Women who owned property could vote under British Rule.
Lydia Taft in 1756
Who/When was the first Computer algorithm created?
Ada Lovelace in 1843
What law passed in 1972 that caused students and coaches to sue WSU in 1979?
Title IX, a federal law mandating gender equity for any education program or activity that received federal financial support
What child safety devices have a 13% difference in cost girls to boys?
Helmets and Padding
Who was the first Disney princess?
Snow White
Who/when was the first woman in congress?
(Double Points for the state she represented)
Jeannette Rankin in 1916, she was part of the House of Reps for Montanta
What medical device was (re)invented to be used with only one hand in 1899 by Letitia Geer?
Medical Syringe
What year did WSU's women's basketball team make its first-ever appearance in NCAA Tournament?
(Double points for score)
1991, Cougars lost 82-62
What is the cost difference for a "feminine" cane compared to a "masculine" one?
$3 or a 12% difference
Who/when was the first trans-woman model?
Andreja Pejić in 2013
Who/when was the first woman to earn a graduate degree at WSU?
Josephine Hoeppner in 1908
What device was created because Marie Brown noticed that NYC police took way too long to respond to home break ins?
(Double points for year)
Home Security System in 1966
What building is named after the first woman named to the Board of Regents?
Owen Science and Engineering Library
What products have a cost difference of almost 50% between men and women?
Shampoo and Conditioner
How old was the oldest woman in history?
(Double Points for name)
Jeanne Calment, 122 years and 164 days old