Minds that Matter
In the U.S, this percentage of women make up the engineering workforce
16% (± 2%)
This woman became the first female Vice President of the U.S
Kamala Harris
This person is the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history
Simone Biles
_______________ holds the record for the highest grossing concert tour of all time
Taylor Swift
Women were allowed to serve in the military for the first time in __________
1948 (± 2 years)
This movie was inspired by Katherine Johnson, a famous mathematician who helped NASA calculate the trajectories for the moon landing
Hidden Figures
This woman was the longest reigning monarch in British History
Queen Elizabeth II
Serena Williams has won ____ Grand Slam singles titles
23 (±1)
___ women have won the Grammy for Best Rap Album
Bonus (x2): This woman won in 2025
3
Bonus: Doechii
_____ states in the U.S offer paid maternity leave for women
13
In ________, Elizabeth Bragg became the first woman to receive a bachelor's degree in engineering
1876 (±2 years)
The ____ Amendment, passed in 1920, granted women the right to vote.
Bonus (x2): It wasn't until The Voting Rights Act in ______ that all women, regardless of race and ethnicity, could exercise this right without facing discrimination.
19th
Bonus: 1965 (± 2 years)
This NFL team hired the first full time female coach in 2016
The Buffalo Bills
This actress is the only black woman to win the Oscar for best actress.
Halle Berry
______ was the first year that women were allowed to run in a marathon in the U.S
1972 (± 2 years)
This law was passed in 1972 that banned gender discrimination in schools, finally allowing women to study previously inaccessible fields like law and engineering
Title IX
______ Fortune 500 companies have a female CEO
52 (± 5)
The highest paid female football/soccer player in the world earned a salary of _______ in 2024
Bonus (2x): ______ was Ronaldo's salary in 2024
$1.1 million USD (± 1 million)
Bonus: $220 million USD
______ was the wage gap between the highest paid actor and highest paid actress in 2024
$57 million (± 5 million)
The passage of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act in ________ allowed women to own their own credit card without requiring their husband's approval
1974 (± 2 years)
_____% of board-certified orthopedic surgeons in the U.S are women.
6% (± 2%)
This person became the first woman to win a Nobel peace prize in 1903, and is the first person to win it twice, second time being in 1911
Marie Curie
This person holds the record for most goals (17) scored in the history of the FIFA World Cup, both men and women
Marta Vieira da Silva from Brazil
This person was the first woman to host a late-night talk show in the U.S in 1986
Joan Rivers
The U.S Senate allowed women to wear pants on the senate floor for the 1st time in ________
1993 (± 2 years)