History of Women's History Month
Founding Women
Prolific Women
Notable Firsts & Achievements
100

This month is designated as Women's History Month

What is March?

100

This woman co-founded the National Women's History Alliance

Who is Moll Murphy MacGregor?

100

This Civil Rights activist refused to give up her seat in Montgomery, Alabama 

Who is Rosa Parks?

100

Marie Curie was the first person ever to win this many Nobel Pries

What is two?

200

Women's History Month began as a week-long celebration in this California City

What is Santa Rosa?

200

This historian helped establish women's history as an academic field

Who is Gerda Lerner?

200

This Pakistani activist became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Who is Malala Yousafzai?

200

Marie Curie discovered these two elements

What are polonium and radium?

300

Women's History Week was first celebrated during this year

What is 1978?

300

This Sonoma County leader helped lead the 1978 celebration

Who is Maria Cuevas

300

The Polish-French scientist coined the term "radio-active"

Who is Marie Curie?

300

Malala Yousafzai primarily advocates for this cause

What is women/girls' right to a free, safe, and quality education?

400

Women's History Week was scheduled during the week of March 8 to coincide with this global observance

What is International Women's Day

400

This British-chemist's work aided in the discovery of DNA's double helix structure

Who is Rosalind Franklin?

400

Marie Curie won Nobel Prizes in these two disciplines

What are Physics and Chemistry?

500

This presidential administration granted national recognition to Women's History Week 

What is the Reagan Administration?

500

This American poet and civil rights activist was known for her advocacy of identity, hope, and human rights

Who is Maya Angelou?

500

Rosalind Franklin used this scientific technique to aid in the discovery of the DNA double helix

What is X-ray crystallography?

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