Women’s History Month Facts
The first Women’s History Week in the U.S. was celebrated in this year.
What is 1978?
She was the first Black woman to appear on a U.S. postage stamp.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This woman won 9 Olympic gold medals in swimming from 2000–2008.
Who is Natalie Coughlin?
She starred as Princess Leia in Star Wars.
Who is Carrie Fisher?
She was the first woman to receive a PhD in computer science in the U.S.
Who is Sister Mary Kenneth Keller?
She was the first woman to run for U.S. president on a major party ticket.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This Black woman poet and activist wrote Sister Outsider.
Who is Audre Lorde?
She became the first woman to score a goal in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final for the U.S. in 1991.
Who is Carin Jennings?
This singer became the first woman to headline the Super Bowl halftime show twice.
Who is Shakira?
This woman developed early algorithms used in the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile program.
Who is Mary Jackson?
This U.S. state was the first to officially recognize Women’s History Month before it became national.
What is California?
She became the first Black female principal ballerina in a major U.S. ballet company.
Who is Debra Austin?
She broke the long jump world record at age 15 and became an Olympic champion in 1992.
Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee?
She created and starred in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Who is Rachel Brosnahan?
She was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.
Who is Marie Curie?