Math
What did Ada Lovelace accomplish in 1836?
Developed the first computer algorithm
What happened to Marie Curie after she discovered radioactivity?
She won the Noble Prize and would later die of Aplastic Anemia
Which woman was the longest reigning monarch in British History?
Queen Elizabeth II
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is known for what kind of paintings?
Self Portraits
Feminism is concerned with identifying and remedying what?
the biases against women
Who helped NASA send a man into orbit in 1962?
Dorothy Vaughn
Rosalind Franklin discovered what biochemical material’s structure?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
How many Queens of England have there been?
Who is the woman in da Vinci’s Mona Lisa?
Madam Lisa Giocondo
Could women run for office prior to the 19th amendment?
Yes
What did Mae Carol Jeminson do in 1992?
Be the first African-American woman to go into orbit
How did Jane Goodall study Chimpanzee behavior?
She made observations by living along side the animals
Who created the first American Flag?
Betsy Ross
This woman is said to be the most prolific composer of printed vocal music in Venice of the 17th century.
Barbara Strozzi
King Abdullah granted women in Saudi Arabia the right to vote and run for office in what year?
2015
What did Emmy Noether accomplish?
Link mathematics with physics through Noether’s theorem
How many women have received the Noble Prize?
Four
Who played a significant part in the ‘underground railroad’ during slavery?
Harriet Tubman
Which female artist has the record for most number 1 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart?
Mariah Carey
The protection of Human Rights Act in India was enacted in the year
1993
Who solved Hilbert’s tenth problem?
Julia Robinson
Who discovered the composition of Earth’s core?
Inge Lehmann
Who was the very first woman Pharaoh of Egypt?
Sobekneferu
Which woman has won the most Oscars in history?
Katharine Hepburn
Some feminists argue that women are denied some characteristics essential to full personhood, thereby making them
less than human