Women 1
In 1911 this woman was first to win a Nobel Prize in Physics for her discovery of Radium & Polonium.
Marie Curie. She previously won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1903. She shared her Nobel prize with her husband in 1911, and her daughter was the second woman to win a Nobel Prize - for discovering artificial radioactivity.
What style icon starred in Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
Audrey Hepburn.
She insisted on wearing Givenchy fashions in her films.
Who was the first woman to host a late-night talk show?
Joan Rivers.
Before hosting her own show, she served as a regular fill-in for Johnny Carson.
What 19th-century English author penned Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, among other works?
Her novels focused on character, relationships, and marriage.
Jane Austen
Who was the first female prime minister of Pakistan as well as the first-ever head of state of a Muslim country?
Benazir Bhutto.
She was elected in 1988. While addressing a rally in 2007, she was assassinated by a suicide bomber.
This teacher was the first U.S. Teacher assigned by NASA to travel in space.
A. Christa McAuliffe
B. Stephanie Patrick
C. Meghan Byrne
D. Rachel Ferguson
A. Christa McAuliffe
She planned to teach lessons from space to children across America, but due to the Space Shuttle Challenger breaking apart after liftoff due to a faulty O-Ring, she did not complete the mission.
Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock ’n’ Hall of Fame? Her hits include “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” and many others. She is the “Queen of Soul.”
Aretha Franklin.
She performed at the inaugurations of three presidents and has received both the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and Kennedy Center Honors.
What did Mary Anderson invent that helps motorists when driving in rain and snow?
Windshield wipers.
On a trip to New York, she rode on a streetcar during freezing rain. She noticed the driver lowered his window so he could see to drive. She received a patent in 1903 and a second patent in 1917, but she made no money from her inventions.
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart.
She was the 16th woman to earn a pilot’s license. She was also the first person to cross the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Earhart attempted an around-the-world flight, but her plane disappeared, and she was legally declared dead in 1939.
Who was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O’Connor.
President Ronald Reagan appointed her. She began serving as an associate justice in 1981 and remained on the court for 24 years.
This woman was the face of the suffrage movement.
Susan B Anthony.
She was arrested in 1872 for voting illegally. Even though she was the standard bearer of the movement, women did not get to vote until the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920.
What Roman Catholic nun served the poor in India and was canonized in 2016?
Mother Teresa.
Since her canonization, she is known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. She founded the Missions of Charity order.
What Roman Catholic saint is the patron saint of France?
Joan of Arc.
She was only 19 years old when she was burned at the stake following her conviction of witchcraft.
What woman founded a direct-sales cosmetics empire that bears her name?
Mary Kay Ash.
In 1968, Mary Kay Cosmetics became a public corporation.
Who was the first female U.S. secretary of state?
Madeleine Albright.
She was born in Prague and immigrated to the United States as a child. President Bill Clinton appointed her to the cabinet position.
What African American woman set off the Montgomery, Alabama, boycott in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat in the front of a segregated bus?
Rosa Parks.
She was arrested for her defiance of the law. In 1929, she left school in 11th grade to care for her sick mother and grandmother, but she returned to school and earned her high school diploma 10 years later.
What first lady was politically active during her husband’s administration and chaired the U.N. Human Rights Commission after her his death?
Eleanor Roosevelt.
She redefined the role of the first lady.
What teen kept a diary, which became a best-selling book, about her experiences while hiding from the Nazis during the Holocaust?
Anne Frank.
The book was The Diary of Anne Frank.
In 1933, she and her parents fled from Germany to the Netherlands. In 1940, the Germans invaded the Netherlands, and in 1942, she began making entries into a diary her parents gave her as a gift. Anne Frank was 15 years old in 1945 when she and her sister contracted typhus and died within one day of each other in a concentration camp.
Who was the first woman inducted into the Culinary Institute Hall of Fame? She was the inspiration behind the 2009 film Julie & Julia.
Julia Child.
She introduced the world to French cooking.
According to the Bible, who was the first woman to see Jesus after his resurrection?
Mary Magdalene
What talk show host beat Phil Donahue in the ratings in Chicago and built a media empire on her name brand?
Oprah Winfrey.
Her booker revealed that it was impossible to get a celebrity for the first show because no one had heard of Oprah Winfrey.
According to the Bible, who was the first woman to see Jesus after his resurrection?
Mary Magdalene
What early 20th-century fashion designer is famous for her “Little Black Dress (LBD),” trademark suits, and quilted leather handbags?
Coco Chanel.
She learned to sew while living in an orphanage. The pink suit worn by Jackie Kennedy on the day of President Kennedy’s assassination wasn’t made by the House of Chanel—it was a knockoff. She was the only fashion designer to make Time magazine’s 100 Most Important People of the (20th) Century
What British author became a first-time, hit novelist when she published her first Harry Potter novel?
J.K. Rowling.
She was living in Edinburgh, Scotland, with her daughter, and she was on welfare when she wrote the first in a series of Harry Potter novels. She sold the first book for $4,000.
Who was the first female British prime minister?
Margaret Thatcher.
Her nickname, the “Iron Lady,” originated as a slur in the Soviet press, but she took no offense to the name, and it stuck. She got along equally well with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.