Women in Sports
This gymnast won four medals at the Rio Olympics, tying the record, and withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics due to mental health struggles.
Who is Simone Biles?
A Mexican artist famous for her self portraits, colorful florals, and the accident that left her paralyzed
Who is Frida Kahlo?
Egypt's last active Pharoah
This chemist discovered elements polonium and radium, the continuous exposure to which eventually weakened and killed her.
Who is Marie Curie?
Highest grossing female artist of all time
Who is Taylor Swift?
This skater was the youngest US Olympic champion and came out of retirement before winning gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Who is Alysa Liu?
The British author who wrote the classic 1813 romance novel Pride and Prejudice
Who is Jane Austen?
First female Supreme Court Justice
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
This woman's life's work was becoming a foremost expert in primatology and the tool use and social structure of chimpanzees.
Who is Jane Goodall?
This climate scientist is the first female president of Mexico, who has been serving since 2024
Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
This tennis player won The Battle of the Sexes in 1973 versus Bobby Riggs. She now lives in California with her wife, Ilana Kloss.
Who is Billie Jean King?
The American poet and civil rights activist who recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993
Who is Maya Angelou?
The movie Hidden Figures is based on these female mathematicians (name 1)
Who are Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson?
This woman is widely recognized to have been snubbed for her contributions to the discovery of the double helix DNA structure.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
With the 2018 film A Wrinkle in Time, she became the first Black woman to direct a live-action film with a budget worth over $100 million
Who is Ava DuVernay?
This 100m sprinter won the US Olympic Trials in 2021 but failed to compete due to a positive drug test. 2 years later, she won a world sprinting title in Budapest.
Who is Sha'Carri Richardson?
The Japanese contemporary artist famous for her infinity mirror rooms and her obsession with bright polka dots and pumpkins
Who is Yayoi Kusama?
India's first female Prime Minister
Who is Indira Gandhi?
This first American woman in space is also the first known LGBTQIA+ astronaut.
Who is Sally Ride?
This Brazilian forward is the all-time leading goal scorer in FIFA Women's World Cup history
Who is Marta Vieira da Silva?
In 2016, this fencer became the first American to compete at the Olympics in a hijab and won bronze in the sabre category. Barbie later made a doll in her likeness.
Who is Ibtihaj Muhammad?
This Iraqi-British architect was the first woman to win architecture's highest honor, the Pritzker Prize, and is known for her futuristic/fluid building designs, such as the Guangzhou Opera House
Who is Zaha Hadid?
First woman to run for US President in 1872
Who is Victoria Woodhull?
This Seattle-born chemist and inventor created the first usable cure for leprosy.
Alice Ball
This German politician is the president of the European Commission, leading policy for the European Union and its hundreds of millions of citizens
Who is Ursula von der Leyen?