Herstory
The first openly lesbian member of the US Congress
Senator Tammy Baldwin
US, pink-haired, golden boot World Cup champion that retired last year
Megan Rapinoe
Iceland was the first nation in the world to elect an LGBT leader in this decade
2000s
These riots were the beginning of the modern gay rights movement
Stonewall Riots
She was the first out lesbian to appear on television
Ellen DeGeneres
Year that marriage equality was affirmed by the US Supreme Court
2015
Famous tennis star who won the "battle of the sexes"
Billy Jean King
Don't ask don't tell ends in this decade
2010s
Gladys West is an African American mathematician who co-created this technology that most people couldn't navigate today without
GPS
She hosts a nightly news show and is the author of several books including "Drift"
Rachel Maddow
The poet Sappho wrote love poems about women and was from the island of Lesbos in this country
Greece
This 6 time WNBA champion was imprisoned in a Russian labor camp for 10 months
Brittany Griner
Wisconsin passes the first lesbian and gay civil rights bill in the United States prohibiting bias in housing, employment, and public accommodations in this decade
1980s
Twin, Canadian musicians who sing "Everything is Awesome"
Tegan and Sara
The first US woman in space
Sally Ride
Famous first lady who had a relationship with the journalist Lorena Hickok
Eleanor Roosevelt
Three-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA champion, she is also known as the female Michael Jordan
Sheryl Swoopes
Decade lavender scare took place kicking lgbt ppl out of government jobs
50s
In 1923, the US Attorney General declared that it was legal for women to wear this item
Pants
Playwright best known for her play "A Raisin in the Sun"
Lorraine Hansberry
The Daughters of Bilitis was the first organization of this kind
Lesbian civil rights
This plays holds the all time record of most US soccer goals scored at over 180
Abby Wambach
Two women living together became known as a "Boston Marriage" in this decade
1880s
She is an Emmy award winning writer, actor, and producer for shows such as Master of None and The CHI
Lena Waithe
Activist, poet, author who said, “You do not have to be me in order for us to fight alongside each other. I do not have to be you to recognize that our wars are the same.”
Audre Lorde