History aka HER-story
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
The first woman elected Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
The groundbreaking tennis player who won the most Grand Slam singles titles - the most in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams? She won 23!
A famous nurse and social reformer who is considered the founder of modern nursing?
Who is Florence Nightingale?
An American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
The year women in the United States were given the right to vote.
What is 1920?
The first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
Legendary jazz singer was known as the “First Lady of Song”?
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
The first black female engineer at NASA who broke barriers in the field.
Who is Mary Jackson? (1958)
Who is Frida Kahlo?
The first black female billionaire in the world.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The U.S. First Lady that was known for her advocacy of human rights and a key figure in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
The first woman to receive a Best Director Oscar.
Who is Kathryn Bigelow? (for The Hurt Locker in 2009 – sadly, no woman has received the honor since)
The first American woman to travel into space.
Who is Sally Ride? (1983)
As of 2024, _____ women hold CEO positions in Fortune 500 companies.
What is 52? (Representing only 10.4% of total CEOs)
The first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
The first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Best-selling author wrote Beloved, a novel that won the Pulitzer Prize.
Who is Toni Morrison?
She discovered the structure of DNA in 1952, but was largely uncredited during her lifetime because two men used her data to take the credit?
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
The first Latinx person to receive an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award).
Who is Rita Moreno?
The first black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company breaking barriers in corporate leadership.
Who is Ursula Burns? (CEO of Xerox in 2009)
The first country to grant women the right to vote in 1893.
What is New Zealand?
The first Black woman to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine.
Who is Beverly Johnson? (In 1974)
Black inventor who created the first home security system and received a patent in 1969?
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
The first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?