Women & SJC
In what year was this all women's college started?
1916
This former first lady once said “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”
Eleanor Roosevelt
This queer feminist Mexican artist spoke out about being physically disabled. Her famous self portraits comment on the female form.
Frida Kahlo
This woman became the first woman vice president in American history.
Kamala Harris
This former news anchor built the reinvested profits from her talk show (which ran for 25 years) into $2 billion media and business empire.
Oprah Winfrey
Which group of religious sisters was this school formed by?
Sisters of St. Joseph
The first Latina to ever serve in the Supreme Court once said “Don’t mistake politeness for lack of strength”
Sonia Sotomayor
This black trans activist was among the first to fight back against the police at Stonewall.
Marsha P. Johnson
This 31 year old New York Congresswoman and outspoken activist is the youngest woman ever to serve in the US Congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
This former Congresswoman is credited with organizing a grassroots movement that helped register more than 800,000 Georgian residents to vote in 2020.
Stacey Abrams
When was Beta Upsilon Delta (this college's sorority) founded?
April 11, 1978
This former Supreme Court justice once said “Women belong in places where decisions are being made… It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Color Purple author who’s work as a queer woman of color has been vital to the Civil Rights Movement
Alice Walker
This awarding-winning chemist was the first woman to ever win a Nobel Peace Prize
Madame Marie Curie
This musician and businesswoman has donated upwards of $8 million to coronavirus relief efforts. She gave $1 million to New York's needy, $2.1 million to abuse victims in LA and $5 million to other charities through her Clara Lionel Foundation.
Rihanna
This notable SJC alumni was the 1st person in the US to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
Sandra Lindsey
The first black woman elected to the United States Congress once said "Tremendous amounts of talent are being lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.”
Shirley Chisholm
This Delaware woman is the first openly transgender person in the U.S. Senate
Sarah McBride
This Women’s Rights Movement pioneer was arrested after she and 14 other women successfully registered and voted in 1872.
Susan B. Anthony
This woman became the first female Chancellor of Germany in 2005 and is serving her fourth term.
Angela Merkel
This famous SJC alumni was an American feminist visual artist was a founding member of A.I.R. gallery, the first all-female artists cooperative gallery in the US
Rosemary Mayer
This Pakistani Activist who was defied the Taliban once said “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”
Malala Yousafazi
This very famous black lesbian writer and poet had dedicated her life to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia
Audre Lorde
This Montanan woman was the 1st woman ever to be elected to US Congress
Jeanette Rankin
She is the first woman to serve as the president of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, which is responsible for legislation affecting more than 700 million Europeans.
Ursula von der Leyen