Record-Breaking Mamas
This giant mammal has the longest pregnancy of any land animal, lasting a whopping 22 months
What is an Elephant
This former First Lady’s 2018 memoir, Becoming, discusses her journey balancing motherhood and the White House.
Who is Michelle Obama
These marine mammals are known to hold hands while sleeping so they don't drift away from their pups.
What are Sea Otters
In 1984, this mother became the first American woman to walk in space.
Who is Kathryn Sullivan
She was the first woman to appear pregnant on a major TV sitcom (I Love Lucy), though they had to say "expecting" instead of "pregnant."
Who is Lucille Ball
Among primates, this orange-haired ape's young stay dependent on their mother for the longest time—up to 8 or 9 years
What is an Orangutan
She is the only woman in history to be both the wife and the mother of a U.S. President.
Who is Abigail Adams, (Barbara Bush is also correct!)
This Australian marsupial’s pouch faces backward to protect her "joey" from flying dirt while she digs.
What is a Wombat
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first mother to have a daughter (Irène) also win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie
This artist was the first mother to win the Grammy for Album of the Year twice
Who is Adele
This mammal has the shortest gestation period in the world, giving birth only 12 days after mating
What is a Virginia Opossum
In 1914, this U.S. President officially signed the proclamation making Mother's Day a national holiday.
Who was Woodrow Wilson
An "Auntie" in this mammal's herd will often help a new mother by acting as a babysitter for the calf.
What is an Elephant
In 2022, she became the first mother-daughter duo to travel to space together (on the Galactic 02 mission).
Who are Keisha Schahaff and Anastasia Mayers
She was the first "TV Mom" to be shown as a working professional outside the home in the 1960s series Julia.
Who is Diahann Carroll
While humans wait 9 months, the Alpine Salamander holds the record for the longest pregnancy of any vertebrate, lasting up to 3 to 4 years in high altitudes
What is the Alpine Salamander
In 2021, she became the first mother to serve as the Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris (Step-mom/ "Momala")
This marine giant produces the most milk, with its calves drinking up to 100 gallons a day underwater.
What is a Blue Whale
This chemist and mother was the first person to discover the double-helix structure of DNA via X-ray, though her male colleagues took the credit.
Who is Rosalind Franklin
This actress was the first mother to win an Oscar while visibly pregnant (seven months along!) for her role in Black Swan.
Who is Natalie Portman
Relative to her body size, the Kiwi bird lays the largest egg in the world. The egg can take up 20% of her body—it's like a human woman giving birth to a 4-year-old child
What is the Kiwi
This "Iron Lady" was the first female Prime Minister of the UK and a mother of twins.
Who is Margaret Thatcher
This Madagascar mammal can give birth to the largest litter of any mammal, sometimes having up to 32 babies at once.
What is a Tailless Tenrec
She was the first mother to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975
Who is Junko Tabei
She was the first black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress while she was also a mother to her young daughter, Nahla
Who is Halle Berry