First of Her Kind
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
In 2017, this tennis legend won her 23rd Grand Slam, the most in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
In 2021, she became the first female, Black, and South Asian Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
Women gained the right to vote in the U.S. in this year.
What is 1920?
This female-led country has had a female head of state for over 60 years and is the only monarchy ruled by a queen since 1952.
What is the United Kingdom?
Some historians argue that this woman contributed significantly to Einstein’s groundbreaking theories on relativity, though she was never credited.
Who is Mileva Marić? (Einstein's Wife)
In 2023, won her 8th national title in Gymnastics and became an advocate for mental health in sports.
Who is Simone Biles?
In 2017, she became the first female musician to reach billionaire status, thanks to Fenty Beauty.
Who is Rihanna?
This women-led protest in 1917 helped spark the Russian Revolution and later inspired International Women’s Day on March 8th.
What is the Woman's Bread and Peace March?
This country elected the world's first female prime minister in 1960.
What is Sri Lanka?
She discovered the structure of DNA in the 1950s but was largely overlooked while Watson and Crick took credit for the breakthrough.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
In 2022, she became the first Black woman to win Best New Rap Artist at the BET Hip Hop Awards.
Who is Deochii?
This social media influencer gained millions of followers in 2022 and changed beauty marketing through authenticity.
Who is Alix Earle?
This famous Hollywood actress also helped invent frequency-hopping technology, which laid the foundation for WiFi and Bluetooth.
Who is Hedy Lamarr?
This country was the first in the world to offer free period products nationwide in 2020.
What is Scotland?
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1903 and remains the only person to win in two scientific fields.
Who is Marie Curie?
This actress holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations (21 as of 2024), winning her first Oscar in 1979.
Who is Meryl Streep?
She became the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
This ancient civilization allowed women to own property, initiate divorce, and run businesses over 3000 years ago.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This was the first country to grant women the right to vote in 1893.
What is New Zealand?
She was instrumental in developing the first computer software and is often called the “mother of coding.”
Who is Grace Hopper?
After being dropped by a record label in 2017, she rebranded herself and became a breakout queer pop star in 2023.
Who is Chappell Roan?
In 1972, she became the first Black woman elected to Congress and ran for President. (Her catch phrase was "Unbought and Unbossed" from last month's AoA.)
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
As of 2024, this country has the highest percentage of women in Parliament (61%).
What is Rwanda?
This country was the first in the world to legalize equal pay for men and women in 1944?
What is France?