General
When did women gain the right to vote?
1920
Told her husband to “remember the ladies” in making laws
Abigail Adams
Sandra Day O’Connor
First female Supreme Court Justice
First female Nobel prize winner
Marie Curie
What “wave” of feminism are we currently in?
3rd
Leader of the suffragette movement
Susan B Anthony
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme court justice appointed by Bill Clinton
First female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart
What is the current wage gap between men and white women?
78 cents to every male dollar
Was the first female doctor
Elizabeth Blackwell
Madeleine Albright
First female secretary of state
First female inductee into the Rock’n’Roll hall of fame
Aretha Franklin
How many female world leaders are there right now?
15 (out of 195 countries)
Was the first woman to go to space
Valentina Tereshkova
What is the percentage of women in congress?
25.3%
First African American female to win best actress
Halle Berry
Who was the first female world leader?
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland (elected in 1980)
Author of the Feminine Mystique, started the second wave of feminism
Betty Friedan
Who was the first elected female senator?
Hattie Caraway
First female to win multiple grammy awards
Ella Fitzgerald