Trailblazing Leaders
In 2021, who became the first woman and first person of color to serve as Vice President of the United States?
Kamala Harris
She is considered to be the founder of modern nursing. She was also a statistician and championed causes related to women's rights and healthcare.
Florence Nightingale
Which singer has won the most Grammy awards (35).
Beyoncé
Born in 1822, who was a leader of the Underground Railroad and helped hundreds of enslaved people escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Frida Kahlo is best known for her contributions to:
Art
Indira Gandhi was the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of which country from 1966-1977 and 1980-1984?
India
Marie Curie was the first woman to win this prestigious award, which she won in 1903 and 1911 for physics and chemistry, respectively.
Nobel Prize
Which singer-songwriter, known for "Jolene" and "9 to 5", is also a major philanthropist in education and literacy?
Dolly Parton
Born in 1820, in Adams, Massachusetts, she was a prominent civil rights reformer, suffragist, and abolitionist.
Susan B. Anthony
What actress became the highest-grossing action movie heroine of all time for her role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games series?
Jennifer Lawrence
First woman to serve as the Prime Minister for Great Britain (1979-1990). She was known as the "Iron Lady."
Margaret Thatcher
Sally Ride was the first woman to travel here.
Outer Space
Which comedic actress starred in I Love Lucy and became the first woman to run a major television production company, Desilu Productions?
Lucille Ball
First state to grant women the right to vote.
Wyoming
What Latina pop icon was known as the "Queen of Tejano Music"? A film about her life, starring Jennifer Lopez, was released in 1997.
Selena
The USA has had three women serve as Secretary of State. Name one of them.
Madeleine Albright (1997-2001). Condoleezza Rice (2005-2009). Hillary Clinton (2009-2013)
Matilde Montoya was the first woman to become a physician in this country in 1887.
Mexico
What American poet, civil rights activist, and author wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
Maya Angelou
On September 23, 2019, Greta Thunberg delivered a powerful speech to the United Nations. She was later named Times Person of the Year. What was the topic of her "How Dare You" speech?
Amelia Earhart was a prominent 20th Century aviator. In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across which ocean? The flight took around 15 hours.
Atlantic (Canada to Northern Ireland)
First woman to serve as governor of North Carolina?
Bev Perdue (2009-2013)
In 1952, Patricia Bath developed a chemical treatment for cataracts, pioneering work in this field.
Ophthalmology
What Japanese-American figure skater became the first Asian-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1992?
Kristi Yamaguchi
Ratified in 1920, which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
How many women are currently in the US Congress?
149 (125/435 in the House and 24/100 in the Senate). 27.5% total.