American Women
What is the name of the Native American girl famous for "helping" captain John Smith?
Hint: There is a Disney movie about her.
Pocahontas
What famous Mexican painter is known for her unibrow and self-portraits (retratos)?
Frida Kahlo
What is the meaning (significado) of the Nahuatl word/name "Xóchitl?"
Flower
Name 3 important women who are still alive (vivas). Why are they famous?
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Who is the famous queen of ancient (antiguo) Egypt that influenced Roman politics in her affairs with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar?
Cleopatra
Who was Sacagawea? Why was she important?
She was a Native American woman who led explorers to the Pacific coast of North America
Who was the Indigenous women famous for being an interpreter for Hernán Cortes?
Hint: she has a mountain named after her
The Malinche / la Malintzi
Name 10 famous women, and tell me why they are famous!
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Who is Greta Thunberg?
A Swedish environmental activist
What is the name of the woman known as la corregidora?
Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez
Name 3 songs by Selena Quintanilla
Amor Prohibido, Bidi Bidi Bom Bom, Como La Flor, Si Una Vez...
The "sleeping woman" mountain is also known by what Indigenous name?
Iztaccihuatl
What is feminism?
A movement/belief/ideology that promotes EQUALITY for men and women
Who were the 2 main candidates of Mexico's 2024 presidencial election?
Xochitl Galvez and Claudia Sheinbaum
Who is the famous "skeleton lady" created by the artist Jose Guadalupe Posada?
Hint: she has a big hat with feathers (plumas)
La Calavera / Catrina
Who is Michelle Obama?
She is US President's wife
Who is the Mexican nun (monja), poet, and writer printed on the $100 peso bill?
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
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Tell me 3 women you love
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Who is Malala?
Malala Yousafzai is from Pakistan.
She is an activist for womens' and girls' rights to education.
What is the name of Barack Obama's wife (esposa)?
Michelle Obama
Who is Kamala Harris?
She was the first female Vice President of the US.
She also has African-American and Asian-American ancestry (herencia).
What is the name of the tribe of Mexican women who run ultra-marathons in sandals/huaraches?
Tarahumara / Raramuri
Name 2 female characters in the movie "Coco"
Mama Coco
Mama Imelda
Tía Rosita, Tía Victoria
Frida Kahlo
Who was Anne Frank? Why is she important?
She was a young Jewish girl whose journal/diary was published and detailed her experience hiding from Nazis during the Holocaust.
Who was Florence Nightingale?
A British nurse who took care of soldiers during the Crimean war.
She is considered "the founder of modern nursing."