Background
Native American, lived in Nebraska from 1865-1915
Who is Susan La Flesche Picotte
She founded the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton.
"Each person must live their life as a model for others."
Rosa Parks
She was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus.
Who was Rosa Parks?
A schoolgirl under the Taliban.
Malala Yousafzi
Diagnosed with diabetes at age 8, this Latina woman became a US Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
She is the first Hispanic woman to travel into space in 1993.
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
"All cultures and people turn to poetry during times of celebration, transformation, and challenge."
Joy Harjo
Who was Malala Yousafzai?
Considered a nerdy kid and teased by her peers.
Who is Temple Grandin?
Of Japanese origin, she becamed the first woman of color to be elected to congress.
Who is Patsy Mink?
She invented the "hug box" to calm autistic individuals.
Who was Temple Grandin?
"I am a dreamer who dreams, sees visions, and listens always to the still, small voice. I am a trail blazer."
Susan La Flesche Picotte
Her brother told her that she "aint never going to fly." She proved her brother wrong.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
She was born in Boston to a wealthy family but her life changed after she spent time on a ranch in Arizona.
Who is Temple Grandin?
This indigenous woman is not only an award winning poet but also plays in a band called "Poetic Justice".
Who is Joy Harjo?
She created the Green Belt Movement, giving women work planting trees to combat deforestation and rural hunger.
Who was Wangari Maathai
"When someone takes away your pens, you realize how important education is."
Malala Yousafzai
Having experienced discrimination herself, she went on to fight for racial and gender equality, promoting Title IX.
Who is Patsy Mink?
When she was ten years old, she acted as a nurse to her brother David for two years after he fell from the roof of a barn and sustained a severe head injury. She would end up nursing many more people during the Civil War.
Who is Clara Barton?
This South African artist was born with the name Liberty Du but goes by this name.
Who is Faith 47?
The first black pilot
Who is Bessie Coleman?
"Whatever other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God's way of pointing you in a new direction."
Oprah Winfrey
As one of five children of a single mother, this woman went on to go into outer space four times.
Who was Ellen Ochoa?
She grew up in Puerto Rico where her family nicknamed her Rosita. Later, she moved to New York city and had her first Broadway performance at age 13.
Who is Rita Moreno?