First Women to…
First female Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris
She refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
who is Rosa Parks
Founder of modern nursing who improved hospital sanitation.
who is Florence Nightingale
First female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is Nancy Pelosi
She is considered the most decorated gymnast in history.
who is Simone Biles
First woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor
She helped enslaved people escape using the Underground Railroad.
who is Harriet Tubman
she was the first African American nurse to work for the American Red Cross.
Who is Mary Eliza Mahoney
First female Secretary of State in the United States.
Who is Madeleine Albright?
She dominated tennis and won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Who is Serena Williams
First American woman in space
Who is Sally Ride
She fought for women’s right to vote in the United States.
who is Susan b Anthony
She helped develop the polio vaccine
Who is Dorothy Hodgkin
First female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
She was the first woman to win three gold medals in track and field at one Olympics (1960)
Who is Wilma Rudolph
First woman to win a Nobel Prize
who is marie curie
Young activist who advocated for girls’ education and won the Nobel Prize.
Who is Malala Yousafzai
Epidemiologist known for tracking disease outbreaks and protecting public health.
Who is Alice Hamilton
Longest serving First Lady who supported civil rights and human rights.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
She became the first female boxer to win Olympic gold for the U.S. in 2012.
Who is Claressa Shields?
First self-made female millionaire in the U.S.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker
She co-founded the NAACP and was an anti-lynching activist.
Who is Ida B. Wells
First woman and first African American to become U.S. Surgeon General.
Who is Joycelyn Elders
First woman nominated for president by a major U.S. political party.
Who is Hillary Clinton
She was the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon.
Who is Kathrine Switzer?