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USC
100

Women in Computing has frequently attended this tech conference, named after an iconic female computer scientist.

Grace Hopper Conference

100

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

100

This Queen B won Album of the Year at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards with her country-inspired record.

Beyoncé

100

USC's home sports events are frequently visited by this beloved mascot.

Cocky

200

Katherine Johnson and her peers who performed critical calculations to guarantee safe space travel were featured in this 2016 book and movie.

Hidden Figures

200

Marianne answers the door when Connell rings the bell.

Normal People - Sally Rooney

200

This former Disney star has made waves recently with her hit album Short and Sweet that includes tracks like "Juno" and "Espresso".

Sabrina Carpenter

200

This athletic team went undefeated in the 2023-24 season, winning a national title.

Women's basketball

300

This 19th century mathematician and writer is considered the first female computer scientist.

Ada Lovelace

300

Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.

Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier

300

This 9th album from Taylor Swift released in 2020 enchanted the world with tracks like "Dorothea" and "Happiness"

Evermore
300

This USC sports team won back-to-back national titles in 2010 and 2011.

Baseball

400

WES is an acronym for this organization founded in 1919 that supported women who had taken up engineering roles during WWI.

Women's Engineering Society

400

It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn’t know what I was doing in New York.

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

400

This rapper out of Tampa, Florida has collaborated with artists like Tyler, the Creator and Kodak Black on her way to winning Best Rap Album.

Doechii

400

The iconic horseshoe on USC's campus is home to many historical buildings like this oldest freestanding library in the U.S. 

South Caroliniana Library

500

Megan Smith, a former Google executive, was the first woman to hold this position in the United States government.

Chief Technology Officer of the United States

500

I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.

I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith

500

This singer and songwriter had success in the 1960s with her hit song ''It's My Party''.

Lesley Gore?

500

This monumental event in USC's history occurred on September 11th, 1963, and is now honored with a statue on the horseshoe.

Desegregation