Writers
She was born in 1916 and is still alive today (age 103). She has received several awards for her works, including the Newberry Medal. The characters in her children's books include Ramona and Bezus Quimby, Henry Huggins and his dog, Ribsy, and Ralph S. Mouse.
Who is Beverly Cleary?
She helped bring peace to her war torn land. She cares about her culture and her land, even though she carries a love for John Smith, a white man.
Who is Pocahontas?
She won a National Science Foundation scholarship in high school and went on to become the first female member of the Jules Stein Eye Institute. She holds five patents including one for laser technology used to treat cataracts.
Who is Patrica Bath?
She is known for being outspoken off the field, especially about equal pay for women. She was one of the leaders of the United States Women's National Soccer Team who won the World Cup in 2019. She scored 6 goals during the game and was awarded the Golden Boot Award.
Who is Megan Rapinoe?
She was an American singer and actress. She was cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the most awarded female artists of all time. She recorded the song "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack of the movie The Bodyguard which still remains the best-selling single by a woman in music history. Sadly, she died in February 2012 at the age of 50.
Who is Whitney Houston?
She was a leading Congregationalist minister and the head of a family that promoted social justice. She achieved national fame for her anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. It is said that this novel helped to speed up the start of the Civil War.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
She is goes on a journey to save her sister, whom she loves dearly. She makes some bad decisions but her happy-go-lucky attitude and quirky personality ends up saving the day!
Who is Anna? (from Frozen)
In 1992, she become the first African-American woman to go into space aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. She holds a medical degree, is a college professor, and founded a company that works with space-age technology.
Who is Mae Jemison?
She is the highest paid female athlete in the world garnering $29.2 million dollars in 2019. She has earned 23-Grand Slam tennis championships.
Who is Serena Williams?
She is known as the "Songbird Supreme" by the Guinness Book of World Records. She is noted for her five-octave vocal range and is known for her songwriting prowess. She was briefly married to Nick Cannon and has twins (boy & girl).
Who is Mariah Carey?
She was the first African-American woman to write and publish a book of poems. Her work was praised by many, including George Washington.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
She isn't afraid to dream or go after her dream! She is remarkably able to adapt to the circumstances. She was willing to give up her chance at freedom in order to save someone else's life.
Who is Rapunzel? (from Tangled)
She was the first woman of African-American and Native American descent to earn a pilot's license. She was an exhibition aviator, inspiring women and men of all kinds to dream of flying their own planes one day.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
She was the first woman to ever win a medal for judo in the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was named ESPN's top female athlete of 2017. She is known for her prowess in MMA (mixed martial arts) and is currently a member of the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). She has been named one of Sports Illustrated Most Influential Women.
Who is Ronda Rousey?
This 28-year-old singer, songwriter and actress, began her career in 2008 on Broadway. In 2010-2013, she starred in the Nickelodeon series, Victorious, and then in 2013-2014 in the Nick series, Sam & Cat. In 2014, her second studio album spawned 4 top-ten singles one of which is "Bang Bang".
Who is Ariana Grande?
She was a Jewish teenager who went into hiding during the Holocaust and documented her experiences in the form of a diary.
Who is Anne Frank?
Even when facing adversity, she always shows kindness and compassion toward everyone; even animals! She does EVERYTHING in her household but gets no credit for her hard work. In the end, her perseverance pays off and she lives happily ever after!
Who is Cinderella?
In 1993, she became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the space shuttle, Discovery.
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
She is a former Virginia standout in women's basketball, is a member of the WNBA Hall of Fame, and 3-time Olympic gold medalist. She took the reins of a college women's basketball program in 2008 and the team has won the SEC championship and has made 3 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship.
Who is Dawn Staley?
(Head women's basketball coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks)
She is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, flutist, and actress. The genres she performs are hip hop, R&B, pop, and soul. In 2019, Time magazine named her "Entertainer of the Year" for her meteoric rise and contribution to music.
Who is Lizzo?
She was an American writer and journalist. She wrote only one novel, published during her lifetime, which was the American Civil War-era book, Gone With The Wind. She won the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936 and a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937.
Who is Margaret Mitchell?
She is strong-willed and wants to live life her own way! She isn't afraid to speak her mind. She is skilled in Archery. She learns from her mistakes and learns to think of the needs of others.
Who is Princess Merida? (from Brave)
She was a mathematician for NASA was one of three women featured in the 2016 movie Hidden Figures. She passed away in February at the age of 101.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
She was the women's head basketball coach for the Tennessee Volunteers and accumulated an unprecedented 1,098 wins in her 38-year career. She won 8 NCAA Women's Basketball Championships. She retired at the age of 59 in 2012 and was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease a short time later. She died on June 28, 2016 at the age of 64 from the disease.
Who is Pat Summitt?
She rose to fame in the 1990's as the lead singer of Destiny's Child. She is one of the world's best-selling music artists having sold over 100 million records worldwide. In the 2000's she was named as the Recording Industry Association of America's Top Certified Artist of the Decade. She is married to one of the richest rap artists in the world.
Who is Beyoncé?