Women in Arts and Literature
She wrote the Harry Potter series
J. K. Rowling
She holds the record for the most Grammy award wins
Beyoncé
She was the mother of Jesus of Nazareth
Mary
She is the first woman to be nominated by a major party for President of the United States.
Hillary Clinton
She is considered the greatest women's tennis player of all time.
Serena Williams
The most recognizable women in art and is the name of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting ever made of a woman.
Mona Lisa
She is the best-selling female recording artist of all time.
Madonna
Her defiant act (of not giving up her seat to a white passenger) helped begin the Civil Rights Movement
Rosa Parks
She is the first woman to be vice president of the United States.
Kamala Harris
She is the most decorated Olympic Gymnast in the US
Simone Biles
An American author, advocate, and human right pioneer. Being both deaf and blind since childhood, she did not allow these disabilities to hinder her.
Helen Keller
She is the only woman tied for the most Album of the Year awards (3) with Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, and Paul Simon.
Taylor Swift
She was a leader in the Underground Railroad, which transported slaves from the south to the north
Harriet Tubman
She was the longest reigning soverign Queen of England.
Queen Elizabeth
She is the owner of the Los Angles Lakers.
Jeanie Buss
Married to Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, she made a name for her self through her fierce self-portraits featuring her iconic bold unibrow and mustache and became an important predecessor of identity politics.
Frida Kahlo
Considered the "Queen of Soul," she was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Aretha Franklin
She is reported to have sewn together the first American flag
Betsy Ross
She was nominated by Ronald Reagan and became the first female Supreme Court Justice (1981-2006). She was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 99-0
Sandra Day O'Connor
This Canadian holds the record for the most goals in international football.
Christine Sinclair
She is the 2nd best selling author of novels of all time only behind William Shakespeare. With her most famous works being, "And Then There Were None" and "Murder on the Orient Express"
Agatha Christie
The only artist to have reached the top as a solo artist, a duet partner, as part of a trio, and in an ensemble; Billboard magazine named her the “female entertainer of the century” in 1976.
Diana Ross
One of the most inspirational black women in America’s history and her words belong to one of the most famous speeches, "Ain't I a Women."
Sojourner Truth
She was the first woman prime minister of England, from 1979 to 1990.
Margaret Thatcher
These two women elevated the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders from an NFL cheerleading squad to an international brand.
Kelli McGonagill Finglass & Judy Trammell. (1st name)