Black Woman Trailblazer
This woman was the first Black female self-made millionaire in the U.S., known for her hair care empire.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
The first woman Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different sciences.
Who is Marie Curie?
The first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?
The movement that fought for women’s right to vote.
What is the Suffrage Movement?
She was the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first to run for U.S. president.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This first lady was a strong advocate for human rights and helped draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
A NASA mathematician whose calculations helped send John Glenn to space, featured in Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This famous Mexican artist is known for her self-portraits and feminist themes.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This activist delivered the famous speech, Ain’t I a Woman?
Who is Sojourner Truth?
This civil rights activist refused to give up her bus seat before Rosa Parks, at just 15 years old.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
The first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, serving in 1932.
Who is Hattie Caraway?
The scientist who discovered the structure of DNA but was not credited in the Nobel Prize.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
The first Black woman to star in her own TV drama, Julia (1968).
Who is Diahann Carroll?
The first country to grant women the right to vote in 1893.
What is New Zealand?
She became the first Black woman to travel into space in 1992.
Who is Mae Jemison?
She was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
The first Black female doctor in the U.S., graduating in 1864.
Who is Rebecca Lee Crumpler?
This legendary singer was the first Black woman to headline at the Metropolitan Opera.
Who is Marian Anderson?
She co-founded Ms. Magazine and is a leader in modern feminism.
Who is Gloria Steinem?
The first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress, recognized for her role in Monster’s Ball.
Who is Halle Berry?
The first woman elected as a head of state in Africa, serving as Liberia’s president.
Who is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?
The cells taken from this Black woman in 1951 have been used for major medical breakthroughs.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
A famous poet and author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Who is Maya Angelou?
The Supreme Court case that granted women the right to abortion in 1973.
What is Roe v. Wade?