Harriet Tubman
She carried many ___________ to freedom.
slaves
How many brothers and sisters did Wilma have?
She had 21 brothers and sisters.
At what age did Eleanor lose her mom?
She was eight. Her dad died two years later.
Where was Sally Ride born?
California
What was her favorite subject?
She loved math.
She freed herself from ___________ .
slavery
What illness forced her to wear a brace on her leg?
Polio
What was Eleanor's husband's job?
He was the President of the United States.
What accomplishment did Sally Ride achieve before she became an astronaut?
She was a top ranked tennis player.
Who did she work for? Hint it's a big U.S. government agency.
She worked for NASA.
What was her route to freedom called?
The Underground Railroad
Rome
What was Eleanor's job once her husband became president?
She was the First Lady of the United States.
She became one of 25 out of how many people to be hired as an astronaut in 1978?
8,000 people applied to be an astronaut.
Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson were her _______ at NASA.
friends
After slavery ended she gave speeches and stood up for women's right to _________.
vote
In 1960, at the Olympics, Wilma was nicknamed this.
The Fastest Woman in the World
While she was First Lady, she wrote for this every day.
A daily newspaper. She wrote a daily column called My Day for 27 years.
In what space vehicle did Sally Ride go to space in 1983?
The space shuttle Challenger
She was the first ___________ woman to be a computer in a all white male work place.
African American, Black
What were Harriet Tubman's last words?
I go to prepare a place for you.
Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman to ever do this in an Olympics.
She won three gold medals.
Who did Eleanor invite to the White House and it had never been done before?
She invited African Americans.
What did Sally do after she went to space two times?
She spent her life helping girls excel in science, math & engineering.
What was her most famous accomplishment? Sending the 1st 3 men to
the moon.