Famous Authors
She is the best selling female author of all time who is most well-known for writing detective mystery novels.
Who is Agatha Christie?
She is the winner of the most Grammy awards in history with 35 wins and the most nominations with 99.
Who is Beyoncé?
Her defiant act (of not giving up her seat to a white passenger) helped begin the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
She was crucial in the woman's suffrage movement and has a building named after her on the U of R Campus.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
Actress who played Queen of Genovia in Princess Diaries.
Who is Julie Andrews?
Her most famous novel was "Pride and Prejudice."
Who is Jane Austen?
This "Queen of Soul's" most famous song is R*E*S*P*E*C*T.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
She is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
She was the first woman prime minister of England, from 1979 to 1990.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
She had a career that spanned 7 decades, with major roles in the Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Golden Girls.
Who is Betty White?
She penned the gothic novel in 1818, where her doctor says: "I beheld the wretch - the miserable monster I had created."
Who is Mary Shelley?
This American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, comedian, and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash.
Who is June Carter Cash?
She was the first woman to travel to space.
Who is Sally Ride?
She was the longest reigning sovereign queen of England.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
She made her screen debut as a child alongside her father, Jon Voight, in "Lookin' to Get Out" (1982) and directed "Unbroken" (the story of 1936 Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini's capture by the Japanese during WWII).
Who is Angelina Jolie?
She wrote "To Kill a Mocking Bird".
Who is Harper Lee?
This superstar was the lead singer of "The Supremes".
Who is Diana Ross?
She co-invented a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes that used spread spectrum and frequency hopping technology to defeat the threat of radio jamming by the Axis powers.
Who is Hedy Lamarr?
She was nominated by Ronald Reagan and became the first female Supreme Court Justice (1981-2006). She was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 99-0.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
This actress went on to become the Princess of Monaco.
Who is Grace Kelly?
She is known for children's and young adult novels that teach about their bodies. She has won many awards for her writing, including the American Library Association (ALA)'s Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1996 for her contributions to young adult literature. Her works include "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and "Blubber".
Who is Judy Blume?
Known as "The First Lady of Song", she was the first African American woman to win a Grammy in1958 for both Best Jazz Performance, Individual and Best Vocal Performance, Female.
Outside her solo career, she created music with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and The Ink Spots. These partnerships produced songs such as "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "Cheek to Cheek", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall", and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)".
Who is Ella Fitzgerald? (1917-1996)
The wife of one president and the favorite cousin of another president. She served as United States delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
She was the first female prime minister of Israel.
Who is Golda Meir?
Often described as the "best actress of her generation", she won her 3rd Academy Award for "The Iron Lady" (2011).
Who is Meryl Streep?