Powerful Women in History
This woman led the Underground Railroad, helping enslaved people escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
First woman to perform as a headliner at the Coachella Music Festival.
Who is Beyonce?
This woman made history as the first female vice president of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This poet, known for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, became a powerful voice for African-American women’s rights.
What is Maya Angelou?
This African-American mathematician and NASA scientist helped develop the trajectory analysis for the first manned space missions.
What is Katherine Johnson?
She broke tennis records and fought for equal pay in sports.
Who is Serena Williams?
This African-American entrepreneur founded a beauty brand with the mission of celebrating Black beauty and creating inclusive products.
Who is Rihanna (Fenty Beauty)?
This African-American lawyer and politician was the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia in 2018 and 2022.
Who is Stacy Abrams?
This Latina singer inspired generations with songs like “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” and became a cultural icon.
Who is Selena Quintanilla?
She was the first African American woman in space and later founded a STEM camp for kids.
She became the first African American woman to receive a patent in 1884 for a hairbrush.
Who is Sarah Boone?
She plays the lead role in Euphoria and made history as the youngest woman to win two Emmys for Lead Actress.
Who is Zendaya?
The youngest woman ever elected to Congress, she represents parts of the Bronx and Queens.
Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez(AOC)?
This poet read her poem The Hill We Climb at President Biden’s inauguration in 2021.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
This Mexican-American NASA engineer grew up as a farmworker and now helps design Mars rovers.
Who is Diana Trujillo?
This Mexican artist became famous for her surreal and emotionally intense paintings that often depicted her own struggles.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
First woman to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album (as a solo artist).
Who is Cardi B?
She was a leader of the women’s suffrage movement in the U.S. and co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
This African-American author and journalist co-founded the National Association of Colored Women and advocated for racial equality and women’s rights.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This astronaut became the first American woman in space in 1983.
Who is Sally Ride?
Known as the first computer programmer, she worked on algorithms for an early computing machine in the 1800s.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This African-American singer and civil rights activist became the first African-American woman to win a Grammy for Best Album in 1959.
Who is Nina Simone?
She co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus and fought for civil rights and education.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This holiday, celebrated on March 8th, is dedicated to women's rights and gender equality. What is the name of the holiday?"
What is International Women's Day?
This woman is the CEO of DeepMind, an AI company acquired by Google. What is her name?
Who is Demis Hassabis?