Arts
In 2006, this Queen became the first African American artist to be honored with a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Queen Latifah
Arguably the most powerful human on earth, this entertainment mogul with her own television network was fired from her first evening news reporter job for being too emotional.
Oprah Winfrey
As of March 8, 2021, this woman and her bright red airplane are available in Lego form.
Amelia Earhart
Astronomer Maria Mitchell became world famous after discovering one of these in 1847.
Comet
When her emperor husband died in battle, Japanese empress Jingu, kept his death secret, put on his clothes, and defeated the rebel troops herself, all while in this "condition".
Pregnant
From March 8-19, this woman is making history as the first female guest host of Jeopardy.
Katie Couric
Ruth Handler's company, Mattel, is responsible for the ever popular Barbie and Ken dolls. More recently, Barbie has taken on a number of careers. This year on International Women's Day, Mattel released a doll of this iconic, and longest-serving first lady and civil rights activist.
Eleanor Roosevelt
In 2009, she became the first Hispanic American woman to be appointed a Supreme Court Justice.
Sonia Sotomayor
Her skills in mathematical algorithms and analytical engineering bestow upon her the title of the "first computer programmer" by many. She is quoted, "That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal, as time will show."
Ada Lovelace
In 1873, pioneering women's rights leader Susan B. Anthony went on trial for doing this.
Voting in a Presidential Election
A journalist and producer, Joan Ganz Cooney pursued an educational program vetted by child experts that could impart practical skills while keeping kids interested. With the help of visionaries in several fields, she created this children's show on air from 1969-today.
Sesame Street
Elizabeth Magie designed "The Landlord's Game" in 1904 to teach the perils of land-grabbing. A few decades later, Parker Brothers purchased her patent of the game for a flat fee of $500. This newly named game has since grown into the most successful board game of all time.
Monopoly
Sheila Widnall is an aerospace researcher and the first female Secretary to lead this branch of the United States military.
Air Force
Lise Meitner made atomic energy possible with her 1938 co-discovery of this nuclear process.
Nuclear Fission
The real GOAT, this 23 year old gymnast is more decorated than any male or female gymnast in World Championship history: 19 of her 25 world medals are gold.
Simone Biles
These sisters originally published their writings under the male pen names Currer, Acton, and Ellis Bell.
Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Bronte
Creator of “Madam Walker’s Wonderful Hair Grower, Madam C. J. Walker is often considered to be the first what and one of the 20th Century’s most successful female entrepreneurs.
First Black Female Millionaire
Victoria Clafin Woodhull was the first woman to run for this office in 1872, supporting women's suffrage, and eight-hour workday, welfare programs, and more.
President
This Virginia presented a five-step system for assessing the condition of newborn babies after birth using appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration, a test that shares Virginia's surname.
APGAR
Known as "Little Sure Shot", her skilled marksmanship supported her family after her father's untimely death when she was ten. The first female sharpshooter, she could split cards on their edges, snuff candles, pop corks, and shoot cigarettes out of her husband's mouth.
Annie Oakley
One of the most famous jazz singers in the world, she wrote songs like "Brown Baby" and "Young, Gifted and Black" to combat racism and empower black people to be proud, to be free, to embrace their talents and their passions, free of judgement.
Nina Simone
This socialist and philanthropist knew how to work, work and was most proud of establishing the private orphanage in New York City.
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
Before becoming the first woman to climb the Seven Summits in 1992, Junko Tabei started this journey in 1975, by becoming the first woman to climb to the summit of what mountain?
Mount Everest
These two elements were discovered by Marie Curie. Hint: atomic numbers 84 and 88
Radium and Polonium
When Katharine Meyer Graham succeeded her husband as publisher of The Washington Post she became one of the most powerful women in business. Under her leadership, the Post adopted a higher standard of investigative journalism and changed history by unearthing this scandal.
Watergate Scandal