Women at OU
Who was the first female to graduate from Ohio University?
Margaret Boyd (1873)
Who was the first woman to travel to space?
Sally Ride
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
Who is the most popular female music artist right now?
Taylor Swift
Who was the first woman to fly a plane across the ocean?
Amelia Earhart
What year did the Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies program begin? (Closest answer wins)
1979
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Marie Curie
Which disability and women’s rights activist was known for being the first deaf-blind person to write a book and earn a Bachelor’s Degree?
Hellen Keller
What woman has the most Grammys?
Beyonce
Who was the longest-reigning monarch in English history?
Queen Elizabeth II
How many Women's Studies courses are offered at Ohio University? (Closest answer wins)
Around 70
Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?
Dr. Mae Jemison
Which activist co-founded and presided over the National Woman Suffrage Association?
Susan B. Anthony
Which woman has the most Oscar nominations?
Meryl Streep
Who was the most ICONIC Princess of Wales?
Princess Diana
Who was the first African American woman to graduate from Ohio University?
Martha Blackburn (1916)
Who invented the Kevlar fiber used in bulletproof vests?
Stephanie Kwolek
Which country first gave women the right to vote?
New Zealand
Which Mexican painter is renowned for her colorful self-portraits?
Frida Kahlo
Who was the YOUNGEST woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Malala Yousafzai
What year did the Ohio University's Women's Basketball program start? (Closest answer wins)
1973
Who was the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal in mathematics?
Maryam Mirzakhani
What was the first college to allow the enrollment of both genders?
Oberlin College
What percentage of the Grammy winners have been women in the last decade? (Closest answer wins)
21%
‘Hope is the thing with feathers’ is one of the most well-known poems by which renowned writer?
Emily Dickinson