Women in STEM
This American actress known for her films Samson and Delilah, and White Cargo, was called "the mother of wi-fi."
Who is Hedy Lamarr?
What year did women begin competing in the Olympics?
What is 1900?
These women were called by this name because they protested for the right to vote quietly.
Who were the Silent Sentinels?
First woman to conduct a U.S. symphony in 2007 and the first woman to conduct Last Night of the Proms.
Who is Marin Alsop?
This woman won the Nobel Peace prize in Physics in 1903, and for Chemistry in 1911.
Who is Marie Sklodowska Curie?
This sport was featured as a "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973 between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs
What is tennis?
U.S. territory was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1869.
What is Wyoming?
The first American woman in space.
Who is Sally Ride?
This 20th century Mexican artist, known for her many self-portraits, has become a feminist icon.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
American NASA mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics were critical to the success of U.S. crewed spaceflights.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This is the number of cents on the dollar that women earn compared with men today.
What is 79?
French fashion and perfume icon of the 20th century.
Who was Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel?
This Navy rear admiral was one of the first computer programmers of the Harvard Mark I, leading to the development of COBOL.
One out of every ___ women will be sexually assaulted and/or raped in her lifetime.
What is six?
Margaret Sanger opened up this facility in Brooklyn, New York in 1916.
What is the first birth-control clinic?
This dance icon is credited with doing everything Fred did, but in high heels and backwards.
Who is Ginger Rogers?
This Egyptian woman, born in 370 CE, taught philosophy, mathematics and astronomy.
Who is Hypatia of Alexandria?
Called "The White Mouse" by the Gestapo, this woman joined the French Resistance/SOE during WWII.
Who is Nancy Wake?
This amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution on March 22, 1972.
What is the Equal Rights Amendment?
She was the first woman to drive a racecar in the Indy 500.
Who is Janet Guthrie?