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First African American woman to win a Oscar for best Actress
Who is Halle Berry
100
An African American playwright and author of political speeches, letters, and essays. Famous for her work, A Raisin in the Sun, which became a hit Broadway play.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry
100
This Governor from Alaska become the first female to run for Vice President on the Republican ticket.
Who is Sarah Palin
100
This Olympic Gold Medal (1992) winning skater also won the World Figure Skating Championship and United States Figure Skating Championship
Who is Kristi Yamaguchi
100
First black Miss USA 1990
Who is Carole Gist
200
The first African American woman to play a major role at the American Shakespeare festival
Who is Ruby Dee
200
Is a Nobel Prize-winning American author, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed black characters; among the best known are her novels The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988.
Who is Toni Morrison
200
The only First Lady elected to the US senate
Who is Hillary Clinton
200
This female won three Gold Medals in track & field in the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 400-meter relay
Who is Wilma Rudolph
200
First woman to recieve a medical degree
Who Elizabeth Blackwell
300
Academy Award-winning film actress known for her Southern charm and her commercially successful romantic comedies, which include Pretty Woman (1990), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), and Notting Hill (1999).
Who is Julia Roberts
300
Is a Grammy-nominated American poet, activist and author and is currently a Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech.
Who is Nikki Giovanni
300
The first female appointed Speaker of the House
Who is Nancy Polossi
300
First black female to win an olympic gold medal for high jump
Who is Alice Coachman
300
A nurse, worked on the battlefield during the Crimean War, considered the founder of modern nursing
Who is Florence Nightingale
400
This woman is a talk show host, movie actress and producer, first female multimillionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey
400
American writer, author of "Little House on the Prairie" books
Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder
400
The first African American female appointed Secretary of State
Who is Condelezza Rice
400
First African American to play at Wimbledon
Who is Althea Gibson
400
First woman to run underground railroad to help slaves escape
Who is Harriet Tubman
500
an American actress, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the 1984-1992 NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.
Who is Phylicia Rashād
500
A world famous poet, singer, author, and civil rights activist. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing.
Who is Mya Angelou
500
The first female appointed to the US Supreme Court
Who is Sandra Day O'Conner
500
An American basketball coach. She was the head coach of the women's basketball team at North Carolina State University from 1975 to 2009. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, she had more than 700 career wins.She also won an Olympic gold medal as coach of the 1988 U.S. women's basketball team
Who is Kay Yow
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first American woman in space
Who is Sally Ride