NAME THAT WOMAN IN STEM
Female scientist who won the Nobel Prize in physics and chemistry and discovered the elements polonium and radium.
A. Dorothy Hodgkin B. Lisa Meitner
C. Marie Curie D. Rosalind Franklin
Who is Marie Curie
This was the location of the first women’s rights convention.
A. Hyde Park B. Lafayette Park
C. Washington DC D. Seneca Falls
Where is Seneca Falls
Teenager who most famously spoke at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019, delivering a passionate speech that began with the words “How dare you”.
A. AOC B. Malala Yousafzai C. Jade Fuller D. Greta Thunberg
Who is Greta Thunberg
This female director directed “Barbie” which was a hit movie grossing $1.446 billion.
A. Margot Robbie B. Desiree Akhavan
C. Sofia Coppola D. Greta Gerwig
Who is Greta Gerwig
This woman was the first female Supreme Court of the US.
A. Ruth Badger Ginsburg B. Sandra Day O’Connor
C. Judy Sheindlin D. Sonia Sotomayor
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor
The British female scientist who took the x-ray of DNA and discovered its double helix shape.
A. Hedy Lamarr B. Rosalind Franklin
C. Katherine Johnson D. Nettie Stevens
Who is Rosalind Franklin
This was the amount of people who participated in the largest single-day protest in US history, the Women’s March in 2017.
A. 500,000 B. 4 million
C. 1 million D. 750,000
What is 4 million
Young girl who spoke out against the prohibition of education for girls in Pakistan.
A. Gloria Steinem B. Emmeline Pankhurst
C. Malala Yousafzai C. Susan B Anthony
Who is Malala Yousafzai
This woman wrote “When Harry Met Sally”, “Sleepless in Seattle”, and many more as well as received a Tony nomination for writing “Lucky Guy” which brought Tom Hanks to Broadway for the first time.
A. Emerald Fennell B. Amy Heckerling
C. Nora Ephron D. Greta Gerwig
Who is Nora Ephron
This woman graduated first in her class at Columbia Law School and served on the Supreme Court for 27 years.
A. Kentanji Brown Jackson B. Elena Kagan
C. Ruth Badger Ginsburg D. Jane Bolin
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This female scientist (and women’s rights activist) first theorized and demonstrated the greenhouse effect through a series of experiments but lost the credit to a male scientists who published his results 3 years after hers.
A. Eunice Foote B. Elinor Ostrom
C. Rosalind Franklin D. Barbara McClintock
Who is Eunice Foote
This woman organized the first mass demonstrations for women’s suffrage in 1911.
A. Marie Curie B. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C. Sojourner Truth D. Alice Paul
Who is Alice Paul
This famous actress launched the campaign HeforShe to promote gender equality and women’s rights
A. Emma Watson B. Angelina Jolie
C. Meryl Streep D. Julia Roberts
Who is Emma Watson
This woman directed “National Lampoon’s European Vacation” as well as helped create some episodes of popular TV shows such as “Gossip Girl”, ”The Office” and “Royalties”.
A. Amy Heckerling B. Penny Marshall C. Nancy Meyers D. Kimberley Peirce
Who is Amy Heckerling
This woman was the first Black woman to argue before the Supreme Court and the first Black woman Federal Judge (1966).
A. Michelle Obama B. Pauli Murray
C. Constance Baker Motley D. Ketanji Brown Jackson
Who is Constance Baker Motley
This female NASA research mathematician had to overcome adversity as a Black woman in a field dominated by white men and went on to promote women in NASA careers and work on trajectory analyses that helped an astronaut orbit Earth.
A. Bessie Blount B. Alice Ball
C. Katherine Johnson D. Marie Daly
Who is Katherine Johnson
This was the name for the fashion trend started by Elizabeth Smith Miller that grew so popular that it became synonymous with the women’s rights movement.
A. bloomers B. Streetwear
C. Preppy D. Grunge
What is bloomers
This Nigerian author and activist founded the “Bring Back Our Girls campaign to advocate for the return of kidnapped schoolgirls.
A. Akwaeke Emezi B. Ngozi Adichie
C. Tomi Adeyemi D. Ukamaka Olisakwe
Who is Ngozi Adichie
This woman was the first to establish and run her own movie studio in 1917.
A. Chloé Zhao B. Kathryn Bigelow
C. Greta Gerwig D. Lois Weber
Who is Lois Weber
This woman was the only female in her class of about 100 students at University of Chicago Law School and was nAhmed to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1934.
A. Mary Honor Donlon B. RBG
C. Florence Allen D. Burnita Shelton Matthews
Who is Florence Allen
Female African American scientist who discovered a breakthrough treatment for leprosy whose discoveries were published without permission.
Who is Alice Ball
The US women’s suffrage movement had its roots in abolition movement, and Sojourner Truth made this speech in 1851 that earned her fame and marked its place in history as one of the most famous women’s rights speeches called …
A. Women’s Rights are Human Rights B. Ain’t I a Woman C. Freedom or Death D. America Has Gone to Sleep
What is “Ain’t I a Woman”
This female actress and comedian is an advocate for women’s rights and South Asian representation in the entertainment industry. Her TV show “Never Have I Ever” tells the story of a first-generation Indian-American teenage girl from her own perspective.
A. Alia Bhatt B. Priyanka Chopra
C. Mindy Kaling D. Maya Rudolph
Who is Mindy Kaling
This woman has received the most Tony awards, 6 that were split evenly between plays and musicals.
A. Audra McDonald B. Angela Lansbury
C. Liza Minnelli D. Bette Midler
Who is Audra McDonald
This is the number of females who have ever been on the Supreme Court in US history.
A. 10 B. 1 C. 25 D. 6
What is 6