Firsts
First Black woman to become Vice President?
Kamala Harris
Former first lady who wrote the book, "Becoming"
Michelle Obama
What teen movie did Gabrielle Union get her breakthrough role in?
Bring it On
Rosa Parks' activism led to which key moment in the Civil Rights Movement?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Simone Biles is the most decorated athlete in which of the following sports?
Gymnastics
Who is the first and only tennis player to achieve a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles?
Serena Williams
What year did Kamala Harris run for POTUS?
2024
Holds the Grammy record for 32 Grammys
Beyonce
Which abolitionist was known as "Moses" in the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Madam C.J. Walker is known as the first self-made Black female millionaire. What products led to her success?
Beauty/Hair Care
Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
What recently overturned Supreme Court case gave women the right to an abortion nation wide?
Roe V. Wade
Made history as the first Black actress to play Ariel in a live action movie
Halle Bailey
Name of the young girl who was the first African American child to attend a whites-only school?
Ruby Bridges
Who was the mathematician was known as "the human computer" and helped calculate trajectories or the first man in space?
Katherine Johnson
First Black woman to be appointed as a Supreme Court Justice?
Kentanji Brown Jackson
Which constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
First Black model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine?
Tyra Banks
Who refused to give up their seat on the bus 9 months before Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin
What were figures like Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, and Octavia Butler known for (occupation-wise)?
Writers/Authors
First Black woman to travel into space?
Mae Jemison
What state gave women the right to vote first?
Wyoming
Who is an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) award recipient?
Whoopi Goldberg
What year was the first Women's History Day held?
1909
Ida B. Wells was most famous for investigating what topic during the Jim Crow era?
Lynching