Trailblazers
Science & Innovation
Politics & Activism
Arts & Literature
Sports & Entertainment
100
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama in 1955.
Rosa Parks
100
She helped send astronauts to space as a NASA mathematician, featured in Hidden Figures.
Katherine Johnson
100
She was the first lady who championed human rights and helped create the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Eleanor Roosevelt
100
The creator of Harry Potter, one of the best-selling book series of all time.
J.K. Rowling
100
This gymnast has won the most World Championship medals in history.
Simon Biles
200
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
200
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different sciences.
Marie Curie (chemistry & physics)
200
This woman fought for women's right to vote and is on the U.S. dollar coin
Susan B Anthony
200
This Mexican artist is known for her self-portraits and bold, colorful paintings. (hint: She is also featured as a character in the movie Coco)
Frida Kahlo
200
This tennis champion has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era.
Serena Williams
300
This woman became the first female Vice President of the United States in 2021.
Kamala Harris
300
This primatologist studied chimpanzees and changed the way we understand animal behavior.
Jane Goodall
300
This Pakistani activist won the Nobel Peace Prize at just 17 for advocating girls' education.
Malala Yousafzai
300
This poet and activist wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Maya Angelou
300
She was the first female solo artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Aretha Franklin
400
This Supreme Court Justice was a champion for women's rights and served from 1993 to 2020.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
400
The first American woman in space, flying aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.
Sally Ride
400
She co-founded the National Organization for Women in 1966.
Betty Friedan
400
She was the author of Little Women, a beloved novel about four sisters.
Louisa May Alcott
400
She was the first African American woman to win 3 Olympic medals in track and field.
Wilma Rudolph
500
The first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968.
Shirley Chisholm
500
This scientist discovered the structure of DNA but was not credited in the Nobel Prize win.
Rosalind Franklin
500
This teenager sparked climate activism worldwide with her speeches on climate change.
Greta Thunberg
500
She was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
Toni Morrison
500
The first woman to run in the Boston Marathon despite officials trying to stop her.
Kathrine Switzer