History
She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
She was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist/chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.
Marie Curie
She is our first female Vice President of the United States?
Kamara Harris
This artist started her career as the lead singer an all women's R&B group in the 90's before starting her solo career. She is the first solo artist to have six consecutive albums hit and debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart supported by her fans known as a BeyHive.
Beyonce
She is a former American tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. She has on 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles. She is the only player to accomplish a career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.
Serena Williams
This woman is best known for her work with the Underground Railroad leaving approximately 13 trips to freedom and was the first black woman to serve in the military.
Harriett Tubman
This American teacher from New Hampshire was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to the NASA Teacher in Space Project and was chosen as the first teacher to fly in space and died in 1986 on the Space Shuttle Challenger where she was serving as a payload specialist.
Christa McAuliffe
She became one of the most famous women in history in the 20th century for her tireless work with the poorest of the poor in India. Founding the Missionaries of Charity, her organization was devoted to helping those suffering from poverty, illness, and distress, which eventually expanded globally. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work.
Mother Teresa
She is an American talk show host, television producer, actress and author dubbed the "Queen of All Media". Her talk show reached 15 million people a day and lasted for 25 seasons. She launched her own television network in 2011.
Oprah Winfrey
This school's women's basketball team has program has won a record 11 National Championships, including 6 undefeated seasons, including 2 in three years. Their current coach Geno Auriemma has been names AP National Coach of the Year nine times.
UCONN Huskies
My real name is Elizabeth Griscom. I am credited for being the first maker of the American Flag and have a house named after me in Philadephia, PA.
Betsy Ross
A world-renowned English primatologist and anthropologist, Jane Goodall is one of the most famous women in history and is best known for her groundbreaking study of chimpanzee behavior in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park. Her work since the 1960s has transformed our understanding of chimpanzees, highlighting their complex social behavior and emotional capacity, and challenging the boundaries between humans and animals.
Jane Goodall
She was a blind and deaf writer and activist who was the guiding force behind the American Foundation for the Blind. She devoted her life to expanding possibilities for people who are deaf-blind, blind or have low vision. She also campaigned for women’s suffrage and workers’ rights.
Helen Keller
This entertainer's self titled album was released in 1983. She has sold 335 million records worldwide, achieved 38 top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won seven Grammy awards.
Madonna
She is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team and gold medalist in the 2010 Olympics. She is is one of six women to have won World Cup races in all five disciplines of alpine skiing – downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and super combined. She hosted the single season canine reality competition series The Pack, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on November 20, 2020.
Lindsey Vonn
She along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for women's suffrage. She became the first female citizen to be depicted on U.S. coinage when her portrait appeared on the 1979 dollar coin.
Susan B. Anthony
One of this woman's most important jobs was calculating the trajectory of the first American manned spaceflight in 1961 and the Apollo moon landing in 1969. While NASA began using computers for the task in 1962, astronaut John Glenn refused to go into flight until she checked the computer's calculations by hand.
Katherine Johnson
Who was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court appointed by President Reagan making her its first woman justice in the year 1981?
Sandra Day O'Connor
This American actress has won 3 Golden Globes and 1 Academy award and hits included films such as Mystic Pizza, Steel Magnolias and Erin Brockovich
Julia Roberts
This 27-year old American gymnast is tied with Shannon Miller for the most medals by a U.S. gymnast. In 2016 she won individual gold medals in the all-around, vault, and floor and won Gold as part of the U.S. Team.
Simone Biles
This Native American acted an interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804-1806. She helped establish cultural contacts and assisted the expedition with their knowledge of the region's natural history as they explored the Louisiana Territory.
Sacagawea
She became the first woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree in 1849. After being turned away from 10 medical schools, Dr. Blackwell graduated from Geneva Medical College in Geneva, New York.
Elizabeth Blackwell
She is the first woman and first African American to serve as provost of Stanford University and later became Secretary of State?
Condoleezza Rice
She introduced America to French cooking in her books and television series from 1963 through the 1990's.
Julia Childs
This legendary coach at the University of Tennessee was the first woman coach to post her 800th win in 2003.
Pat Summitt