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This African American civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on the bus
Who is Rosa Parks
This famous cultural icon came to represent the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II
Who is Rosie the Riveter
This physicist and chemist conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, discovering both Radium and Polonium. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.
Who was Marie Curie
This English novelist was one of the earliest female writers who explored the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favorable standing in society and economic security. She is best known for her novels Sense and Sensability; and Pride and Prejudice.
Who was Jane Austen
This American singer, songwriter, actress and business woman won a school talent show at the age of seven by singing John Lennon's Imagine, and went on to become one of the best selling music artists of all time, winning 35 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, 36 BET Awards. 30 MTV Video Music Awards, 32 NAACP Image Awards and 25 Soul Train Music Awards.
Who is Beyonce
This woman was the first female politician in the US to win a major party nomination, win the popular vote in the presidential election, only to lose the presidency due to the electoral college to the most unqualified person in existence?
Who is Hillary Clinton
This pivotal figure in the American Civil Rights Movement refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus to a white passenger, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who was Rosa Parks
This woman was the founder of modern nursing and a pioneer in sanitation and hospital reform.
Who was Florence Nightingale
This virtuoso of feminist and dystopian fiction is the author of The Handmaid's Tale, reimagined into a television drama series on Hulu in 2017.
Who is Margaret Atwood
This American talk show host, television producer, actress, author and media proprieter is best known for her talk show that ran in national syndication from 1986 to 2011. Globally she is the richest Black woman and wealthiest female celebrity, and has been dubbed the "Queen of all media"
Who is Oprah Winfrey
This first lady chaired the United Nations committee that drafted the groundbreaking Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt
This pioneering aviator was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and was the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to the United States Mainland.
Who was Amelia Earhart
The most famous primate scientist in history, this woman was renowned for her work with chimpanzees and as a champion of animal rights.
Who was Jane Goodall.
This English woman was the author of Frankenstein, considered one of the earliest examples of science fiction.
Who was Marry Shelley
This Swedish environmental activist gained international recognition for her climate activism, and led to her being named the Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2019.
Who is Greta Thunberg
This Supreme Court Justice was an advocate for gender equality and women's rights. She wrote the majority opinion that struck down the male-only admissions policy of the Virginia Military Institute.
Who was Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This abolitionist, known for her role in the Underground Railroad. was also a nurse and spy for the Union during the Civil War.
Who was Harriet Tubman
This woman is an American academic, inventor and autism spokesperson who became a world-renowned expert in animal welfare and livestock handling. Her life was immortalized in an HBO movie starring Claire Danes in 2010.
Who is Temple Grandin
This American memoirist, essayist, poet and civil rights activist is best known for her autobiographical poem "I know why the caged bird sings"
Who is Maya Angelou
This woman is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, winning 23 Grand Slam Singles titles. the most in the Open Era. She is known for her activism and advocacy for gender and racial equality and for equal pay in sports.
Who is Serena Williams
This is the first African American woman elected to congress and the first woman to run for the democratic presidential nomination
Who is Shirley Chisholm
This author, disability rights advocate and political advocate became a global symbol of courage and perseverance by advocating for people with disabilities, despite her own struggles from being both blind and deaf.
Who was Helen Keller
This woman was not only a Countess. she was also an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on the mechanical general-purpose computer known as the Analytical Engine.
Who was Ada Lovelace
This American novelist won a Pulitzer Prize for her 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
Who was Harper Lee
This Pakistani education advocate survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban and went on to become the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history. She is a global advocate for girls' education.
Who is Malala Yousafzai