Trailblazers in Business
Who founded the beauty company that made her the first female self-made millionaire?
Madam C.J. Walker
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What year did American women gain the right to vote?
1920
Who was the first woman to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show?
Diana Ross
Who helped free enslaved people by leading them to safety on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What talk show host became the first Black female billionaire?
What NASA mathematician’s calculations helped send astronauts to space, as seen in Hidden Figures?
Katherine Johnson
What is the name of the movement that fought for women’s voting rights?
Women’s Suffrage Movement
Who was the first female artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammys?
Taylor Swift
Who refused to give up her bus seat in 1955, sparking the Civil Rights Movement?
Rosa Parks
What company did Sara Blakely create to make comfortable shapewear for women?
Spanx
Who invented a computer program that helped lead to modern software coding?
Ada Lovelace
What is the name of the holiday celebrated on March 8 to recognize women’s achievements?
International Women’s Day
What famous singer is known as the “Queen of Pop” and has sold over 300 million records?
Madonna
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Who was the first woman to appear on the cover of Forbes’ “Richest People in America”?
Martha Stewart
What female astronaut was the first American woman in space?
Sally Ride
Who was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day O’Connor
Who played the lead role in the current Wonder Woman, becoming a major female action star?
Gal Gadot
Who was the first woman to run for U.S. President?
Victoria Woodhull
Who founded the fashion brand that became famous for the “little black dress” and introduced the first designer perfume?
Coco Chanel
What actress co-invented technology that led to Wi-Fi?
Hedy Lamarr
Who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Jeannette Rankin
What Disney princess was the first to be created, in 1937?
Snow White
What famous nurse helped take care of soldiers during the Civil War?
Clara Barton