The first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Who was Marie Curie?
This NASA mathematician’s calculations were critical to the first U.S. spaceflights and was featured in Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
She wrote the novel Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize?
Who is Toni Morrison?
She was the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
The first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
She is known as the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
She is the most Grammy‑awarded female artist of all time.
Who is Beyoncé?
She is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate, known for advocating girls’ education.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is/was Amelia Earhart?
This female scientist discovered the structure of DNA through X-ray crystallography.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
She was the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director.
Who is Kathryn Bigelow?
She was the first female President of Liberia and the first elected female head of state in Africa.
Who is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?
The first woman elected Vice President of the United States.
Who is/was Kamala Harris?
She invented the frequency‑hopping technology that later made Wi-Fi possible.
Who is Hedy Lamarr?
This Mexican artist is known for her self‑portraits and bold visual storytelling.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This environmentalist and political activist founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya.
Who is Wangari Maathai?
The first Hispanic and third woman to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President Obama in 2009
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
The first woman to walk in space in 1984.
Who is Svetlana Savitskaya?
She was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who was Aretha Franklin?
She served as the first female Secretary of State in U.S. history.?
Who is Madeleine Albright?