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American aviation pioneer and the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937, she mysteriously disappeared while flying over the central Pacific Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
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Born into slavery in N.Carolina in 1832, Sarah Boone escaped via the Underground Railroad and as a dressmaker, she developed a new improved way to iron clothes. What did she invent?
What is the ironing board
200
What actress starred with Richard Gere in the 1990 movie Pretty Woman?
Who is Julia Roberts
200
The first African American to serve as the first lady of the United States of America, this woman currently helps fight childhood obesity and improve child health.
Who is Michelle Obama
200
This young Jewish girl died in a concentration camp in 1945 and her now-famous diaries chronicled her experiences during the Holocaust.
Who was Anne Frank
200
African American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor whose show ran for 25 years. She was the richest African-American of the 20th century and the most influential woman in the world.
Who is Oprah Winfrey
400
The first ever Black American woman to travel to space as an astronaut for NASA.
Mae C. Jemison
400
In 1914 Florence Parpart, revolutionized what used to be called an "icebox". What is this known as now?
What is the Refrigerator
400
British actress, model, dancer and humanitarian, this woman starred in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's and is ranked as the third-greatest screen legend.
Who was Audrey Hepburn
400
Wife of former President, Franklin Roosevelt, this lady was one of the most active first ladies in history, advocating for human rights, women rights, and children's causes.
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt
400
English writer who published four novels during her lifetime: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1815).
Who was Jane Austen
400
Regarded by many as the “people’s princess,”, the first wife of Prince Charles, and is one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
Who was Princess Diana
600
Known as the mother of physics, she was the first female scientist to win a Nobel Prize twice. She did research into radioactivity and discovered radium and polonium.
Marie Curie
600
The name Josephine Cochrane was made famous in 2006, for this household invention that takes care of dinner's dirty work
What is the dishwasher
600
She got her start singing gospel music but made her name with songs like "Chain of Fools," "Rock Steady," and "Respect." In 1987, she was the first woman ever to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who was Aretha Franklin
600
This woman civil rights activist and leader in the NAACP refused to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama sparking the Montgomery Boycott.
Who was Rosa Parks
600
A 19th century American poet, who is most famous for her poems I'm Nobody, I heard a Fly buzz, and Hope is the thing with feathers.
Who was Emily Dickinson
600
This African American woman was a freedom seeker who helped lead slaves to freedom through the underground railroad.
Who was Harriet Tubman
800
A mathematician, was one of the brains behind the complex calculations that helped us fly into space. In 1969, she helped to successfully send the first man to the moon. Her work is highlighted in the film Hidden Figures, about the pioneering African American women at NASA.
Katherine Johnson
800
Game night is incomplete without this infamous game-board invented by Elizabeth Magie. Originally called The Landlord’s Game, the idea was stolen by Charles Darrow and sold to Parker Brothers.
What is Monopoly
800
English actress known for her work in the Titanic.
Who is Kate Winslet
800
This woman, whose long rule in England in 1952 was honored by calling it the period of the Elizabethan Age.
Who was Queen Elizabeth II
800
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple.
Who is Alice Walker
800
Despite her inability to see or hear, this woman was an activist who worked to support those with disabilities and for women's suffrage.
Who was Helen Keller
1000
She was the founder of modern nursing who was a nurse and worked to establish the patient safety standards for nursing used today.
Florence Nightingale
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Juliette Gordan Lowe created the largest and most successful organization for girls in the world.
What is Girls Scouts
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An African American who is considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association for 319 weeks.
Who is Serena Williams
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This woman became the third prime minister of India and continued for 20 years until she was assassinated in 1984.
Who was Indira Gandhi
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Well-known American feminist, political activist, and editor who was an articulate advocate of the women's liberation movement.
Who is Gloria Steinem
1000
The Brazilian Broadway actress was known for her signature Tutti frutti hat that she wore in her American films.
Who was Carmen Miranda
1200
American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.In 1979, she made an open-ocean JIM suit dive, untethered, to the sea ocean floor near Oahu. She set the women's depth record of 381 metres (1,250 ft) which still holds to date.
Sylvia Earle
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Grace Hopper is one of the top American computer programming pioneers of all time. She developed an interest in computer science when programs still used numerical code.
Hopper innovated the first computer language compiler in 1952. She also co-invented the COBOL computer language, which is the first universal programming language. 
Who developed the first computer language compiler in 1952 and co-invented COBOL?
1200
She was a pioneer in the jazz world with unique improvisational skills and an innovative vocal tone. Though she lived a demanding and controversial life, her voice has always been and will always be one of the most moving female voices of all time.
Who was Billie Holiday?
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She was the youngest prime minister of New Zealand in more than 150 years. She was praised for her empathetic and decisive leadership style, as well as her progressive policies on climate change, child poverty, and gender equality.
Who is Jacinda Ardern?
1200
Argentine author born in Switzerland. She is one of Latin America's most widely read poets (1892-1938). She gained early fame through the publication of her first books of poetry, but also because of her defiant posture regarding the status of women. Some of her famous works include 'Ocre' (Ocre) , 'World of Seven Wells' (Mundo de Siete Pozos) and 'I'm going to sleep' (Voy a dormir)
Who is Alfonsina Storni
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She is a Pakistani activist and Nobel laureate who advocates for girls' education and human rights.
Who was Malala Yousafzai?