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The first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Who was Marie Curie?
100
This NASA mathematician’s calculations were critical to the first U.S. spaceflights and was featured in Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
100
She wrote the novel Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize?
Who is Toni Morrison?
100
She was the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
200
The first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
200
She is known as the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
200
She is the most Grammy‑awarded female artist of all time.
Who is Beyoncé?
200
She is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate, known for advocating girls’ education.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
300
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is/was Amelia Earhart?
300
This female scientist discovered the structure of DNA through X-ray crystallography.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
300
She was the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director.
Who is Kathryn Bigelow?
300
She was the first female President of Liberia and the first elected female head of state in Africa.
Who is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?
400
The first woman elected Vice President of the United States.
Who is/was Kamala Harris?
400
She invented the frequency‑hopping technology that later made Wi-Fi possible.
Who is Hedy Lamarr?
400
This Mexican artist is known for her self‑portraits and bold visual storytelling.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
400
This environmentalist and political activist founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya.
Who is Wangari Maathai?
500
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?
500
The first woman to walk in space in 1984.
Who is Svetlana Savitskaya?
500
She was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who was Aretha Franklin?
500
She served as the first female Secretary of State in U.S. history.?
Who is Madeleine Albright?