Politics
She was the first female premier of Ontario and the first openly gay premier in Canada.
Who is Kathleen Wynne?
Canadian author published 530 short stories, 500 poems, 30 essays and 20 novels, including Anne of Green Gables.
Who was Lucy Maud Montgomery?
She is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
Canadian woman who recorded the album Come On Over, which is the best-selling studio-recorded country album of all time, featuring hits that include “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” and “That Don’t Impress Me Much.”
Who is Shania Twain?
Was the first Chinese Canadian woman and the first restaurateur to receive the Order of Canada for her community work. Most notably, she was recognized for her pivotal role in changing Canadian immigration laws that separated Chinese families and for her contribution in saving Toronto's First Chinatown.
Who was Jean Lumb?
In 1893, this was the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
What is New Zealand?
Known as "the female Edison," she invented the machine that makes flat-bottomed paper bags in 1868. She had to fight a legal battle to secure her patent after a man tried to steal her idea.
Who is Margaret Knight?
The most viewed women's sports event in history, with nearly 2 billion viewers globally
What is the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup?
One of the best-selling female artists of all time. Her song "My Heart Will Go On" from the movie Titanic became one of the best-selling singles ever.
Who is Céline Dion?
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1903 for Physics. She later won a second Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911, making her the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields.
Who is Marie Curie?
Canadian politician and the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons. She later became an MPP in Ontario and was responsible for Ontario's first equal-pay legislation, passed in 1951.
Who was Agnes Macphail?
Inventor of the first manual windshield wipers in 1903. Initially, drivers were skeptical, but her invention became standard in cars by the 1920s.
Who is Mary Anderson?
Canadian woman who led Canada's women basketball team to three Olympic games and a fourth place finish in the world championships in 2022. She is also a member of the WNBA Chicago Sky and is a commentator on televised basketball coverage on TSN.
Who is Kia Nurse?
The most awarded female artist in Grammy history, with 28 Grammy Awards
Who is Beyoncé?
An English mathematician who is considered the world's first computer programmer. She wrote algorithms for Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
Country with the highest percentage of women in parliament globally, with women holding 61.3% of seats as of 2023.
What is Rwanda?
She invented Kevlar, the material used in bulletproof vests, while working at DuPont in 1965. Kevlar is five times stronger than steel and has saved countless lives.
Who is Sephanie Kwolek?
This American gymnast holds the record for the most World Championship medals won by any gymnast, male or female, with 25 medals as of 2023.
Who is Simone Biles?
The youngest artist to win all four major Grammy categories (Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year) in a single year at the age of 18 in 2020
Who is Billie Ellish?
This Soviet Union cosmonaut became the first woman to travel into space in 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times during her mission.
Who is Valentina Tereshkova?
Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who played a leading role in the women's suffrage movement in Canada, helping to grant women the vote in Manitoba in 1916 (the first province where some women had the right to vote).
Who was Nellie McClung?
With an IQ score of 228, she has the highest score ever recorded.
Who is Marilyn vos Savant?
This Japanese mountaineer was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975. She later became the first woman to complete the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on each continent.
Who is Junko Tabei?
British singer who has broken numerous records, including being the first woman to have three simultaneous top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Her albums "21" and "25" are among the best-selling albums of all time.
Who is Adele?
The world's first female president in 1974. She served as president after her husband, Juan Perón, passed away.
Who is Isabel Perón of Argentina?