Athletes
Name one of the twin sisters who play tennis and combined for 30 Grand Slam singles titles and 14 major doubles titles together.
Venus or Serena Williams
This activist continued the work of her famous husband after he died. They both worked for equal rights for all races.
Coretta Scott King
Who knew that the right formula for hair care products could turn into millions of dollars? This woman...
Madame C.J. Walker
Name the Olympic champion who overcame childhood disease to become an international champion in 1956 and 1960.
Wilma Rudolph
When this blind and deaf woman was young, she had a strong, dedicated teacher who helped her learn to read, write, and speak. She became an activist for individuals with disabilities in the 1800s.
Helen Keller
Who is this woman who refused to give up her bus seat in 1955 and sparked a movement that led to the end of segregation?
Rosa Parks
Who is this icon that use to be part of the group Destiny's Child and now married to Jay-Z?
Beyonce
Amelia Earhart
Who is the two time college champion basketball player, who played for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and now plays for the Indiana Fever?
Caitlin Clark
This 23 year old female activist loves the earth. She delivers speeches and holds rallies to improve awareness about climate change and pollution.
Greta Thunberg
Name the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in Louisiana in November of 1960, at the beginning of the desegregation of public schools. She is now an activist for equal rights.
Ruby Bridges
Even though she has won 14 Grammy awards, this singer continues to release popular albums and hold concerts all over they world. Her engagement to an NFL player has made her even more famous.
Taylor Swift
Without her mathematic calculations, the Apollo 11 flight to the moon would not have occurred in 1969. Who was this important woman?
Katherine Johnson
Who was the first female race car driver, who drove Indy cars from 2005-2011 and in NASCAR races from 2012-2018?
Danica Patrick
This twelve year-old girl kept a diary while she was hiding from Nazis during World War 2. Though she was found and put to death, her family's story lives on through her diary.
Anne Frank
This young lady was 15 years old when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus so that a white child could sit down. Her act of courage occurred about 10 years before Rosa Parks' bus event.
Claudette Colvin
Who is this singer that is originally from Barbados and a hit single called "Umbrella?"
Rihanna
Who was the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license? As a stunt pilot in 1922, she flew in air shows and was known for her daring plane tricks. She wanted to open a flight school for African Americans, but she tragically died during a practice flight for an air show in 1926.
Bessie Coleman
Who is the artistic gymnast that was a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team at the 2016 Olympics?
Gabby Douglas
On her way home from attending school, which was forbidden for girls in her country of Pakistan, this fifteen year-old was shot. She recovered and went on to become a spokesperson for the education of females.
Malala Yousafzai
This woman was the first Black woman to serve in Congress. She represented the state of New York from 1969-1983.
Shirley Chisholm
She wouldn't want to be called a celebrity. She loved her chimpanzee friends and loved to live and learn from them...more than humans!
Jane Goodall
Marie Curie