This pop star is the youngest female artist to have five of her albums reach #1. She sold an estimated 37 million records worldwide before turning 20, making her the "all-time best-selling teenage artist".
Who is Britney Spears.
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Her novel "The Color Purple" was produced into a movie starring Oprah Winfrey in 1982.
Who is Alice Walker.
100
This actress was first female African American to win the Oscar for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry.
100
The ninetieth Amendment, granting American women the right to vote, was passed in this year.
What is 1920.
100
These two sisters have won numerous titles in professional tennis.
Who are Serena and Venus Williams.
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This female artist is referred to as “the woman who pulled herself up by her bra straps”. Her first single ever was "Everybody," released in 1982.
Who is Madonna.
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This woman read her poem "On the Pulse of the Morning" at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton, in 1993.
Who is Maya Angelou.
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This three time Oscar winning actress studied drama at Yale University.
Who is Meryl Streep.
200
This Nobel Peace Prize winner created Hull House in the slums of Chicago.
Who is Jane Adams.
200
Gold-winning US gymnast and all-around champion of 2012 Olympics.
Who is Gabrielle Douglas.
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She is the only artist to have seven consecutive #1 hits on the Billboard’s Hot 100 Hits.
Who is Whitney Houston.
300
This American poet took her own life in 1963 by sticking her head in the oven with the gas turned on.
Who is Sylvia Plath.
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Dominican and Puerto Rican actress born in Passaic, New Jersey.
Who is Zoe Saldana.
300
This woman was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" as a result of her work as a nurse during the American Civil War.
Who is Clara Barton.
300
First woman to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Who is Ann Meyers.
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This singer/actress in the only artist to earn an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy, a Grammy, a Golden Globe, a Cable Ace Award, a Peabody Award, and the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Honor.
Who is Barbra Streisand.
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This American author/producer was the best selling author 2008 and 2009. She became famous for her teen sci-fi romance novel series.
Who is Stephenie Meyer.
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Known as "the first woman of television." Passed away in 1989 from cardiac arrest.
Who is Lucille Ball.
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She was the first female secretary to lead the United States Air Force.
Who is Sheila Widnall.
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Women finally were able to compete in Olympic track and field events.
What is 1928.
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In 1994, this singer refused to play a part in Les Miserables because she was "too busy". One of her songs is also the soundtrack of the Titanc.
Who is Celine Dion.
500
A technique known as "stream of consciousness", revealing the lives of characters by revealing their thoughts and associations, was created by this British novelist.
Who is Virginia Woolf.
500
This actress said, “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
Who is Marilyn Monroe.
500
This woman was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" as a result of her work as a nurse during the American Civil War.
Who is Clara Barton.
500
She won 48 LPGA Tour events and was the youngest woman ever to be inducted into the Ladies Professional Golf Association.