First Women to Earn __
This woman graduated from Geneva Medical College in 1849, making her the first woman to earn a medical degree in the US.
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
This woman was the first female vice president of the US.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This woman attended Escuela Nacional Preparatoria in 1922 studying medicine, but later started practicing art and later became famous for her self-portraits that show her pain and represent Mexican culture.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This woman was the first female Chancellor of Germany and served over 16 years.
Who is Angela Merkel?
This woman had her discovery of the double helix in DNA stolen by two men in 1953.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
She was the first woman to ever win a Nobel Prize, and is the only woman that has won a Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields.
Who is Marie Curie?
She was the first female Supreme Court justice. She was appointed by President Reagan in 1981 and retired in 2006.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
This woman studied art at multiple schools in Chicago and New York. She is known as the "Mother of American Modernism" and is famous for her paintings of flowers and the New Mexican landscape.
Who is Georgia O'Keeffe?
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
This woman's husband stole her literary works and later became known for a classic novel: The Great Gatsby.
Who is Zelda Fitzgerald?
This woman graduated from Union College of Law in 1870, making her the first woman in the US to earn a law degree.
Who is Ada Kepley?
She was the first female Speaker of the House.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
This woman got a Master of Architecture from Yale and is famous for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial while in college.
Who is Maya Lin?
As of September 2025, this many countries had a woman leading the country as either Head of Government, Head of State, or both.
What is 29 countries?
This woman verified the codes and numbers that allowed NASA to send astronauts into space, though her look was incredibly overlooked because of her gender and race.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This woman was the first to earn a PhD in the United States, graduating from Boston University in 1877. She later became a professor at Evelyn College.
Who is Helen Magill White?
This former first lady was her husband's advisor and a prominent campaigner for women's rights and education. She was known for her line "remember the ladies."
Who is Abigail Adams?
This Italian Baroque artist is considered one of the most accomplished 17th century artists and was producing work by the age of 15. (Hint: Her name starts with Art)
Who is Artemisia Gentileschi?
This woman was the first female Prime Minister of India and served from 1966 until her assassination in 1984. She was known for the Green Revolution in India and nationalizing banks.
Who is Indira Ghandi?
This woman created a method that was used to cure leprosy, but after her unfortunate passing, a man took over her study and used the work as his own.
Who is Alice Ball?
This woman earned her pilot's license in 1911, becoming the first female American pilot and the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel a year later.
Who is Harriet Quimby?
Elected to the US House of Representatives in 1916 representing Montana, she was the first woman to have a seat in Congress.
Who is Jeannette Rankin?
This British artist, known for her Turner-prize nominated installation "My Bed," has an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art in London.
Who is Tracey Emin?
This woman was the first female president in Latin America, and the first woman to hold the title of president anywhere. While she assumed the position after her husband's passing and was not elected, her two year presidency of Argentina was still an important event globally.
Who is Isabel Peron?
This woman created the modern bra, however, her work was stolen by a French man who claimed he "freed the bust."
Who is Caresse Crosby/Mary Phelps Jacob?