Women in Sports
This famous tennis player has 39 Grand Slam titles, 23 singles, 14 doubles and 2 mixed doubles titles. Four-time Olympic gold medalist
Who is Serena Williams?
Raised in Timmins, ON, her self-titled debut studio album was a commercial failure. After collaborating with producer and later husband "Mutt", she rose to fame with her second album, The Woman in Me. Her success garnered several titles including "Queen of County Pop".
Who is Shania Twain?
The date International Women's Day is celebrated
What is March 8th?
She began her professional writing career in 1897 while working as a teacher. She is known for her beloved Avonlea books Anne of Green Gables which were originally published in 1908.
Who is Lucy Maud Montgomery?
She is the first woman to serve as Governor General of Canada.
Who is Jeanne Sauvé?
Laurel Hubbard made Olympic history by becoming the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Games. What country did she compete for? The United States, France, Mexico, New Zealand.
What is New Zealand?
Her fans refer to themselves as the Bey Hive. She was the top-selling artist of the 2000s.
Who is Beyoncé?
February is Black History Month, while March is ______
History Month.
What is Women's?
A Cree singer-songwriter, artist, educator and activist began performing in the mid-1960s. Her protest song Universal Soldier, famously became an anthem for the anti-Vietnam war movement. She has worked throughout her life to teach people about indigenous cultures.
Who is Buffy Sainte-Marie?
The first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Canada.
Who is Kim Campbell?
This country's women's soccer team has won the most world cups.
What is The United States?
This artist was known for her deep, expressive contralto soul, jazz vocals and candid songwriting. Her second album Back to Black catapulted her to international fame. Tragically. she passed in 2011.
Who is Amy Winehouse?
This is the primary colour for International Women's Day. There are 2 secondary colours.
What is Purple?
She is best know as Canada's first woman in space after the 1992 mission on board the shuttle Discovery. After her shuttle flight, she stayed with NASA as their head of space medicine for more than a decade.
Who is Roberta Bondar?
The year ALL Canadian women were given the right to vote including First Nations women.
What is 1960?
She is a 5 time Olympic gold medalist. In 1976, at the age of 14, she was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 at the Olympic Games
Who is Nadia Comaneci?
Commonly known as the Queen of Pop, she was a major influence in the 80s and her music has stood the test of time. This material girl has done it all.
Who is Madonna?
The UN first celebrated International Women's Day in 1915, 1958 or 1975.
What is 1975?
Born is Saskatchewan, she has represented Canada 5 times bringing home 4 gold medals and 1 silver in women's hockey and was named to the national women's hockey team in 1994 at 15. She is also a physician and has held the position of assistant manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Who is Hayley Wickenheiser?
She became the first visible minority to be appointed Governor General of Canada and the first to hold the position without a military or political background.
Who is Adrienne Clarkson?
The year women first competed in the Olympic Games.
What is 1900?
Called the "Queen of Soul", this R&B singer demanded RESPECT.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
2025 Theme for International Women's Day
What is "Accelerate Action"?
The theme calls for collective action to speed up progress towards gender equality.
Born in Charlemagne, Quebec, she was discovered by her future manager and husband and emerged as a teen star in her home country with a series a French-language albums in the 1980s. With over 200 million records sold worldwide, 7 of which sold at least 10 million copies, she is the best-selling Canadian recording artist.
Who is Celine Dion?
A hairdresser, she challenged segregations practices in Nova Scotia. She caused a stir by refusing to move from the whites-only section in a theater in New Glasgow.
Who is Viola Desmond?