Women in Science
A pioneer in chemistry and crystallography, this scientist contributed heavily to discovering the structure of DNA.
A visionary in mathematics and computer science, this woman is often regarded as the world's first computer programmer.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
In 1963, Russia's Valentina Tershkova was the first woman to accomplish this, followed by America's Sally Ride.
What is go into space?
Women's suffragist and activist leader, this woman was president of the National Women Suffrage Association, once arrested for attempting to vote in protest, and was later the first woman featured on a US coin.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
Elizabeth Phillips is credited with inspiring this iconic board game with her "The Landlord's Game", which was sold by the Parker Brothers in 1935 after acquiring her patent.
What is Monopoly?
An expert in physics and chemistry, this was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different fields.
Who is Marie Curie?
An accomplished chemical engineer, physician, and astronaut, this was the first African American woman to travel into space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
In 1981, attorney Sandra Day O'Conner became the first woman to serve in this judicial body.
What is the US Supreme Court?
The mother of the modern women's rights movement, this writer sparked conversation about the role of women in the home with her book The Feminine Mystique.
Who is Betty Freidan?
Despite receiving a disqualification due to being female and therefore "physiologically unable", Bobbi Gibb became the first woman to run a marathon in 1966 by secretly joining this annual event.
What is the Boston Marathon?
Who is Rachel Carson?
The first woman to earn a degree in electrical engineering from MIT, this trailblazing electrical engineer and inventor is known for developing graphical analysis methods and a specialized calculator used to solve power systems calculations.
Who is Edith Clarke?
In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female _______ in the United States.
What is doctor (or physician)?
African American suffragette and civil rights activist, this woman was a dedicated investigative journalist who exposed the horrors of lynching in her quest to fight for equality. She also co-founded the National Association of Colored Women.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This First Lady was known for holding all-women press conferences.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
An accomplished botanist and geneticist, this woman was credited for visualizing chromosomes and discovering "jumping genes". She is the only woman to receive an unshared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Who is Barbara McClintock?
The unsung hero of the Brooklyn Bridge, this female engineer stepped in as chief engineer for 11 years after her husband fell ill, seeing its construction to completion.
Who is Emily Roebling?
In 1917, Loretta Perfectus Walsh was the first woman to enlist into this branch of the US military, making her the first woman to officially enlist and the first woman to serve in a non-nursing capacity.
What is the Navy?
A prominent American suffragette, abolitionist, and women’s rights pioneer, this woman co-organized the historic Seneca Falls Convention of 1848.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
In light of debunked myths, the choice for March as Women's History Month was determined to be due to International Women's Day, celebrated on this date.
What is March 8th?
A pioneer in nuclear physics, she was best known for her co-discovery of nuclear fission. Despite her significant role, unrecognized publicly by male colleagues, and 48 nominations, she never received a Nobel Prize.
Who is Lise Meitner?
Initially a chemical engineer and first woman to receive a PhD in Physics from UC Berkely, this was the first female engineer to work at the Western Electric company and pioneer studies in sonar during WWII. She also co-founded the Society of Women Engineers.
Who is Beatrice Hicks?
In 1756, Lydia Taft was the first woman to legally ____ in the United States, though only permitted to enact the will of her recently deceased husband.
What is vote?
A prominent social reformer, this woman advocated for education for everyone as a tool for societal change, geared mainly towards women and immigrants via founding settlement houses. She was the first American Woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Jane Addams?
Katharine Graham was known for being first to accomplish becoming CEO of this class of company.
What is Fortune 500?