Politics
Kamala Harris
This star US soccer player makes noise on and off the field, advocating for numerous LGBTQ organizations and speaking out against social injustice.
Megan Rapinoe
Who was the first female pilot to operate a transatlantic flight in 1932?
Amelia Earhart
Who is known as the “Queen of all Media” and was once the world’s only black billionaire?
Oprah Winfrey
Which comedian and TV Host made national headlines when she appeared on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "Yep, I'm gay."
Ellen DeGeneres
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Who is the most decorated US Women’s gymnast (32 medals) who recently took a break from the sport to focus on her mental health and advocate mental wellness for other athletes?
Simone Biles
Which American activist is best known for her role in the Montgomery busy boycott and is coined ‘the mother of the freedom movement’?
Rosa Parks
This 2014 Nobel laureate: “I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because… it is the story of many girls”.
Malala Yousafzai
Which 2016 movie portrayed the roles of 3 female African American mathematicians who worked at NASA during the Space Race?
Hidden Figures
Ketanji Brown Jackson
What law gives women athletes the right to equal opportunity in sports in educational institutions that receive federal funds, from elementary schools to colleges and universities?
Title IX
What was the first state to allow women to vote? Also the first state to elect a female governor.
Wyoming
She is the first woman to win a Nobel prize and the only one to ever win it twice? (Coined the terms radio activity and discovered 2 elements)
Marie Curie
American singer, songwriter and actress Beyoncé was born and raised in which city?
Houston, Texas
Who was the first woman to run for the House of Representatives despite not yet having the right to vote?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Nicknamed “Queen of the Waves”, this competitive swimmer set 5 world records, most notably her record to be the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926.
Gertrude Ederle
What convention in 1848 featured Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and other women’s rights leaders discussing gender equality, and signing the Declaration of Sentiments, formally agreeing to fight for women’s rights?
the Seneca Falls Convention
Who was the first African American poet to recite her poem "And Still I Rise" at an Inaugural Recitation (1993)?
Maya Angelou
Viola Davis became the first black woman to win an Emmy for best actress in her role in which show?
How to Get Away with Murder
Who wrote the first version of the Equal Rights Amendment, in 1923?
Alice Paul
Former World No. 1 tennis player that a documentary “Battle of the Sexes” was made covering epic 1973 tennis match where she faced retired men’s champion, Bobby Riggs?
Billie Jean King
Co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association, which Mexican American woman is one of the most influential labor activists of the 20th century?
Dolores Huerta
Who was the first lady who later became the US delegate to the United Nations where she served as chairman of the Commission on Human Rights?
Eleonor Roosevelt
Which female actress has won the most Oscars?
Katharine Hepburn