Famous Female Activists
This prominent suffragette co-founded the organization with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, that fought for women's right to vote.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
She holds 11 Olympic gold medals, making her the most decorated athlete in gymnastics of all time.
Who is Simone Biles?
Ruth Handler invented this famous toy which is an astronaut, a doctor, and a disco star.
What is Barbie?
She was a senator, secretary of state, and a first lady.
Who is Hilary Clinton?
She won three Grammy awards in 2025, including Album of the Year.
Who is Beyonce?
Rosa Parks' activism led to this key moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This 24 year old athlete holds the record for scoring the most points in women's college basketball.
Who is Caitlin Clark?
Famous for being a movie star, Hedy Lamarr was also an inventor who developed this technology that is used to help mobile phones connect to the internet.
What is WiFi?
She was the first female Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
These two actresses were wicked in their roles that originally started as a musical on Broadway.
Who are Arianna Grande and Cynthia Erivo?
Which abolitionist was known as "Moses" in the Underground Railroad?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
She is the only tennis player to achieve a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.
Who is Serena Williams?
What is the windshield wiper?
She is the first female governor of New York.
Who is Kathy Hochul?
She owns one of the largest media empires which includes a magazine and film and tv production companies.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Historian and professor Gerda Lerner established the first-ever curriculum in this major at Sarah Lawrence College.
What is Women's History?
Mikaela Shiffrin has won more World Cup alpine events than any male or female athlete in this sport.
What is skiing?
Josephine Cochrane built the first mechanical version of this kitchen appliance.
What is the dishwasher?
She is the first Jewish woman to serve as Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Mary Shelley wrote this famous novel in 1818, which started the sci-fi genre.
What is Frankenstein?
This girl was the first black student to integrate schools in New Orleans and now runs a foundation promoting tolerance.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This swimmer has won the most Olympic medals for any female athlete, earning her 9th gold medal in 2024.
Who is Katie Ledecky?
In 1903, she was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for her work in radioactivity.
Who is Marie Curie?
She was the first and only woman, to date, to serve as Prime Minister of Israel.
Who is Golda Meir?
In 1993, this beloved novelist was the first black woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Toni Morrison?