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British scientist Rosalind Franklin's meticulous preparation of her samples for X-ray diffraction photographs inadvertently contributed to this huge discovery of the 20th century
The structure of DNA
100
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, is an advocate for what
Women’s education
100
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, women accounted for ___ of all U.S. physicians in 2019
36.3%
100
Frida Kahlo, renowned for her unique paintings, was a prominent artist from which country
Mexico
100
The first woman of South Asian descent to be elected as Vice President of the United States
Kamala Harris
200
These biochemists are recognized for the invention of revolutionary gene-editing technology CRISPR
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle charpentier
200
This current female US representative has Puerto Rican Roots
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
200
In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to
Earn a medical degree in U.S.
200
Which disability and women’s rights activist was known for being the first deaf-blind person to write a book and earn a Bachelor’s Degree
Helen Keller
200
Popularly known as the “Queen of Salsa” or “Queen of Latin Music” this Afro-Cuban American artist whose legacy lives on internationally
Celia Cruz
300
The first woman to receive two Nobel prizes. Name the fields and discoveries
Marie Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics along with her husband Henri Becquerel for developing the theory of radioactivity and coining the term. In 1911, she was awarded a second Nobel prize in Chemistry for her discovery of elements Polonium and Radium using techniques she invented for isolating radioactive isotopes.
300
This African-American woman became the first female billionaire due to her own endeavors
Oprah Winfrey
300
Founder of the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
300
Which renowned poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist delivered a poem at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993
Maya Angelou
300
The first women’s History month was in what year
1909
400
This female was awarded a Nobel Prize for the discovery of “Jumping Genes” (Transposons) with what was model organism for the discovery
Barbara McClintock is best known for her discovery of transposable elements through experimentation with Maize
400
Dolores Huerta created what organization to fight for what
In 1965, Huerta created the United Farm Workers, an organization that worked tirelessly to improve the working conditions for farm workers. By leading boycotts, picketing, protesting and lobbying, Huerta was instrumental in bringing about legislation that protects some of the most vulnerable people in our society
400
This Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator was the first woman and first Latina to become Surgeon General of the United States
Dr. Antonia Novello
400
The first Latina inductee into the songwriters Hall of Fame in June 2023
Gloria Estefan
400
This territory was the first place in the U.S. to grant women the right to vote
Wyoming territory in 1869, HOWEVER, it was not until 1965 women of all races could legally vote
500
Out of 15 elements named after scientists, only two honour women. Curium and...
Meitnerium, was named in honor of Austrian physicist Lise Meitner. She was a co-discoverer radioactive element protactinium (with Otto Hahn), and one of the first to describe and coin the term of nuclear fission
500
The first woman to serve as chief of the Cherokee Nation and she fought for the rights of women and Native Americans
Wilma Mankiller
She led Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Bill Clinton in 1998
500
The former and current name of the first medical school that accepted women
Female medical college of Pennsylvania founded in 1850, currently it was renamed as Drexel University college of Medicine
500
This architect designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. when she was only 21 years old
Maya Lin
500
The first women to run a marathon
Bobbi Gibb
