Famous Firsts
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Who is Amelia Earhart?
Who famously sat in the front of the bus as a protest for civil rights?
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for discovering radioactivity?
Who is Marie Curie?
Who wrote Harry Potter?
Who is J.K. Rowling?
Who is a famous gymnast who has won multiple Olympic gold medals for the U.S.?
Who is Simon Biles?
Who was the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom?
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
Who helped free enslaved people using the Underground Railroad?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Who was the first American woman in space?
Who is Sally Ride?
Who was a famous Mexican painter known for her self-portraits?
Who is Frida Kahlo?
Who was a famous tennis player who fought for equal pay in sports?
Who is Billie Jean King?
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
Who is the youngest Nobel Prize winner for fighting for girls’ education?
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
Who helped NASA put astronauts in space with her math skills?
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Who wrote Little Women?
Who is Louisa May Alcott?
Who was the first woman to compete in the Boston Marathon?
Who is Kathrine Switzer?
Who was the first African American woman in space?
Who is Mae Jemison?
Who led the women’s rights movement at the Seneca Falls Convention?
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Who discovered the structure of DNA but didn’t get credit for it?
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
Who was a famous poet and activist who wrote Still I Rise?
Who is Maya Angelou?
Who was the first African American woman to win Olympic gold in track and field?
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States?
Who is Victoria Woodhull?
Who fought for women’s right to vote and was on the dollar coin?
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
Who was an important computer scientist and helped invent the first computer programming language?
Who is Grace Hopper?
Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Who is Toni Morrison?
Who is the most decorated swimmer in Olympic history?
Who is Katie Ledecky?