Famous Women in Entertainment
Who starred in I Love Lucy and became a television pioneer?
Lucille Ball
Who was the first First Lady of the United States?
Martha Washington
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
Who was the first female Vice President of the United States?
Kamala Harris
Who wrote Little Women?
Louisa May Alcott
What singer was known as “The Queen of Soul”?
Aretha Franklin
What nurse became famous during the Crimean War?
Florence Nightingale
What woman is known for her work in studying chimpanzees?
Jane Goodall
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
What actress played Mary Poppins in the 1964 film?
Julie Andrews
Who helped slaves escape using the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Who was the first American woman in space?
Sally Ride
Who was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O’Connor
What author created the character Nancy Drew?
Carolyn Keene
What iconic blonde actress starred in Some Like It Hot?
Marilyn Monroe
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
What nurse is considered the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Who was the first woman to run for U.S. president (major party)?
Hillary Clinton
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
What singer made “Respect” a hit in 1967?
Aretha Franklin
What civil rights activist refused to give up her bus seat?
Rosa Parks
What woman helped discover radium and polonium?
Marie Curie
What was the first year women could vote in U.S. national elections?
1920
What poet wrote “Hope is the thing with feathers”?
Emily Dickinson