Women in Politics
Kamala Harris
This was the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game.
Lisa Leslie
She rose to fame as a member of the group "Destiny's Child" and went on to have a very successful solo career as a singer, songwriter and actress. She is colloquially known as "Queen Bey" or "Queen B".
Beyonce
She is the only woman in the science field to win a Nobel Prize in two different categories (Physics and Chemistry). She used her expertise to help suffering French soldiers in WW1
Marie Curie
This woman is a very influential special programs educator at our school. She was named the county teacher of the year and is also a soccer coach.
Mrs. Baker (Olson)
She was the first female Governor of North Carolina.
Beverly Perdue
This is the fastest woman (100m Sprint) in history.
Florence Griffith-Joyner (FloJo)
She is an American singer/songwriter who rose to fame at a very young age. Her its include songs like "Bad Guy", "Lovely" and "When the Party is Over".
Billie Eilish
This woman became famous for her research on chimpanzees.
Jane Goodall
This is our school principal who works to set an example for others.
Mrs. Dilts
She is the longest reigning monarch ever of England and one of the longest reigning monarchs in the world's history.
Queen Elizabeth II (70 yrs, 214 days)
Billie Jean King
She was the lead singer of one of the most successful female singing groups of all time (The Supremes) and also went on to have a very successful solo career. She is still actively touring and performing.
Diana Ross
USSR (Russia).
This woman currently leads the entire county school system.
Cathy Moore
She is the first female US Supreme Court Justice.
Sandra Day O'Connor.
This woman is the only woman to win all 4 tennis Grand Slam events in the same year.
Steffi Graf
She is believed to have sold the most records of any female music artist in history. Her hits include, "Material Girl", "Like a Virgin" and "Papa Don't Preach".
Madonna
This woman is famous for being a heroic war-time nurse who went on to pioneer disease prevention. She was also known for being a very influential mathematician. Her name is that of a songbird.
Florence Nightingale
This person is one of the brilliant female educators in our classroom. She is held in high regard by her peers and works incredibly hard to help students learn and grow.
Mrs. Brodnan
She was the first ever female US Senator (Georgia, 1922)
Rebecca Felton
Jackie Mitchell
She was the original performer of the song "Hound Dog" that Elvis Pressley...ahem...."covered", that became one of his biggest hits ever.
Big Mama Thornton
This woman is an economics professor at Harvard University and an American Historian who has researched extensively what is known as the "wage gap".
Claudia Goldin
This is a female educator who used to work in our room and then she took her talents to Johnston County.
Mrs. Leister