Civil Rights Leaders
This activist is known for conducting over 70 fugitive enslaved people along the Underground Railroad to Canada during the 1850s before serving as a Union spy and nurse during the Civil War
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This iconic aviator was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This English singer/songwriter won album of the year in 2015 for her studio album ‘25’
Who is Adele?
This famous tennis player holds the record of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era
Who is Serena Williams?
The longest reigning monarch in British history, she reigned for 70 years until her death in 2022 at age 96
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
This activist is known for refusing to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott that eventually ended legal racial segregation on public transit
Who is Rosa Parks?
This Swedish climate activist set a record by becoming the youngest Time Person of the Year in 2019 at the age of 16 years and 354 days
Who is Greta Thunberg?
This Grammy winner currently holds the record for having the most Grammys in history. She has 35 Grammys to her name
Who is Beyonce?
This gymnast holds the record for the most World Championship medals in gymnastics, with 25
Who is Simone Biles?
She was the ruler of Russia during its 30-year period of Enlightenment, the “Golden Age of Russia”
Who is Catherine the Great?
This abolitionist worked closely with folks like Frederick Douglass speaking out against slavery. In 1863, she, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and others formed the Women’s Loyal National League to press for a Constitutional amendment to abolish slavery
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
This beloved Sophie’s Choice and Mamma Mia! actress holds the record as the most Oscar-nominated actress in Academy history, with 21 nominations
Who is Meryl Streep?
In 2013 this artist took home the grammy for Best Song Written for Written Media for ‘The Hunger Games’
Who is Taylor Swift?
This woman was the first female UFC Champion
Who is Ronda Rousey?
At just 6 days old, she became Queen of Scots; she was first arranged to marry Prince Edward to create an alliance between England and Scotland
Who is Mary, Queen of Scots?
A radical civil rights activist, this Black Power Movement leader was a spokesperson of the “Harlem Nine”, a group of Black mothers who called for school integration
Who is Mae Mallory?
This prominent Pakistani figure for women’s education set the record for the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 at the age of 17 years, 2 months and 23 days
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
This country star was honored with the Lifetime Achievement award in 2011
Who is Dolly Parton?
This famous swimmer has broken 14 world records in swimming and won 7 Olympic gold medals
This second wife of Henry VIII led Henry to break from the Catholic Church and establish the Church of England so that he could divorce his previous wife to be with her
Who is Anne Boleyn?
A dedicated evangelist, abolitionist, suffragette, and human rights advocate, this leader, though she could not read or write, gave a powerful speech called “Ain’t I a Woman?” in Akron, Ohio. She also published a memoir titled The Narrative of ___
Who is Sojourner Truth?
This Justice was appointed to the United States Supreme Court by Barack Obama in 2009, making her the first Hispanic woman to serve on the highest court in the land
Who is Sonia Sotomayer?
Former member of the hip/hop group The Fugees became the first woman to win a grammy for ‘Best Rap Album’ in 1999
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This was the first woman to win an IndyCar Series race
Who is Danica Patrick?
Queen Lili'uokalani was arrested and overthrown in an 1893 pro-American coup d'etat, she was the first and only reigning queen of this Kingdom in 1891
What is Hawaii?