Famous Women
This civil rights leader refused to give up her bus seat in 1955.
Rosa Parks
This was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
This tennis star is considered one of the greatest athletes ever and has won many Grand Slam titles.
Serena Williams
She studied radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes.
Marie Curie
This nurse helped soldiers during the Crimean War and improved hospital care.
Florence Nightingale
This singer is known for songs like Shake It Off and Love Story.
Taylor Swift
This woman became the first female Supreme Court Justice in 1981.
Sandra Day O’Connor
This gymnast won four gold medals at the 2016 Olympics.
Simone Biles
This woman helped discover the structure of DNA.
Rosalind Franklin
This young girl wrote a famous diary while hiding during World War II.
Anne Frank
This talk show host became one of the most influential women in media.
Oprah Winfrey
This gymnast became the first woman to score a perfect 10 in the Olympics.
Nadia Comăneci
This soccer player helped lead the U.S. Women’s National Team to multiple World Cup wins.
Megan Rapinoe
This NASA mathematician helped send astronauts to space and was featured in the movie Hidden Figures.
Katherine Johnson
She helped lead enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
She became the first female Vice President of the United States in 2021.
Kamala Harris
This woman became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Margaret Thatcher
This WNBA star played for the Los Angeles Sparks and became a basketball legend.
Lisa Leslie
This famous conservationist and TV host is known as the “Crocodile Hunter’s” daughter.
Bindi Irwin
This woman was a spy for the United States during the American Revolution.
Agent 355
This British princess was famous for charity work and was called the “People’s Princess.”
Princess Diana
This woman was the first female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Nancy Pelosi
This basketball player became the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game.
Lisa Leslie
This environmental scientist wrote the book Silent Spring that helped start the modern environmental movement.
Rachel Carson
This Native American woman helped guide Lewis and Clark during their expedition.
Sacagawea