The Arts
As of 2026, she currently holds the record for the most wins (35) and nominations (99) in Grammy history
Beyoncé
The date of International Women's Day is this
March 8
She became the first woman to lead the Daytona 500 in 2013
Danica Patrick
She became the youngest woman ever to serve in the U.S. Congress, taking office at age 29
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
This woman was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart
She became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
Toni Morrison
This President first declared the week of March 8, 1980 Women’s History week
Jimmy Carter
This woman is the most decorated gymnast in World Championships and Olympics history
Simone Biles
The first Women's Rights Convention was held in this state
New York (Seneca Falls)
After completing her doctorate in molecular biology at UCLA in 1972, Flossie Wong-Staal's most notable discovery was that this virus is the causative agent in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
She was the first African American female to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre
Misty Copeland
This is the theme for this year's Women’s History Month
“Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future”
She became the first woman fighter signed to the UFC in November 2012. She is also known for being an actress in Furious 7, The Expendables 3, and Entourage
Ronda Rousey
After graduating at the top of her class at Columbia Law School, this Supreme Court justice became a champion of gender equality
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In 1993, Ellen Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman to accomplish this feat
Go to space
This actress was the first African-American to win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony for acting—an achievement known as the "triple crown"
Viola Davis
Women's History Day (now month) started in 1909 as a celebration to commemorate these type of workers in NYC
Garment workers
She currently holds the World Record for the women's 100 meter dash
Florence Griffith-Joyner
She was the first woman to run for president
Victoria Woodhull (1872 election)
Known as a "human computer," she was a pioneering NASA mathematician whose orbital mechanics calculations were critical to the success of the first U.S. manned spaceflights, including the trajectory for the Apollo 11 moon mission
Katherine Johnson
For her starring role in "Killing Eve," this actress became the first Asian woman nominated for a Lead Actress Emmy
Sandra Oh
After activists successfully lobbied Congress, March became Women's History Month in the United States in this year
1987
Named the No. 1 player in women's single tennis in 2019, she is also the first Asian and Haitian woman to earn this honor
Naomi Osaka
In 1869, this state became the first one to grant women the right to vote
Wyoming
In 1843, this English mathematician and writer wrote what is considered the first computer program/algorithm
Ada Lovelace aka Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace