Trailblazing Women in Politics and Leadership
Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States?
– A. Shirley Chisholm
– B. Hillary Clinton
– C. Victoria Woodhull
– D. Geraldine Ferraro
Victoria Woodhull
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and in 1903, became the first person of any gender to win it twice?
– A. Lise Meitner
– B. Rosalind Franklin
– C. Marie Curie
– D. Dorothy Hodgkin
Marie Curie
Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, achieving this in 1921?
– A. Virginia Woolf
– B. Edith Wharton
– C. Toni Morrison
– D. Emily Dickinson
Edith Wharton
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, is an advocate for what?
– A. Climate Change
– B. Women’s Education
– C. Refugee Rights
– D. Racial Equality
Women’s Education
Which woman was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
– A. Theresa May
– B. Margaret Thatcher
– C. Indira Gandhi
– D. Angela Merkel
Margaret Thatcher
Who was the first American woman to go into space, achieving this milestone aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983?
– A. Mae Jemison
– B. Nancy Grace Roman
– C. Margaret Hamilton
– D. Sally Ride
Sally Ride
Frida Kahlo, renowned for her unique paintings, was a prominent artist from which country?
– A. Spain
– B. Mexico
– C. Italy
– D. Brazil
Mexico
Which African-American woman became the first female billionaire due to her own endeavors?
– A. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
– B. Oprah Winfrey
– C. Serena Williams
– D. Rihanna
Oprah Winfrey
Who is the first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress?
– A. Kamala Harris
– B. Shirley Chisholm
– C. Carol Moseley Braun
– D. Maxine Waters
Shirley Chisholm
Ada Lovelace is often celebrated for her work in which field?
– A. Physics
– B. Medicine
– C. Computer Programming
– D. Chemistry
Computer Programming
– A. J.K. Rowling
– B. Agatha Christie
– C. Mary Shelley
– D. Jane Austen
Agatha Christie
Who is the first woman of South Asian descent to be elected as Vice President of the United States?
– A. Nikki Haley
– B. Tulsi Gabbard
– C. Kamala Harris
– D. Pramila Jayapal
Kamala Harris
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States?
– A. Elena Kagan
– B. Sonia Sotomayor
– C. Sandra Day O’Connor
– D. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sandra Day O’Connor
Which mathematician was portrayed in the movie “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in calculating flight trajectories for NASA’s space missions?
– A. Mary Jackson
– B. Dorothy Vaughan
– C. Katherine Johnson
– D. Christine Darden
Katherine Johnson
Which renowned poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist delivered a poem at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993?
– A. Gwendolyn Brooks
– B. Toni Morrison
– C. Audre Lorde
– D. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Which woman founded the MeToo movement to raise awareness of sexual harassment and assault?
– A. Gloria Steinem
– B. Tarana Burke
– C. Alyssa Milano
– D. Rose McGowan
Tarana Burke