Category 1
What year were women given the right to vote?
1965
First woman to receive the Nobel Prize
Marie Curie
Girl Scouts of America was founded in?
1913
first national womens history day took place
february 28th 1909
What was the only sport Women could compete in during the first winter Olympics?
Figure Skating 1924
First African American female lawyer
First African American Millionare
Madam CJ Walker
When did Womens' history day become a week?
1978
Refused to give up her seat in Montgomery Alabama
Rosa Parks
First woman and woman of color to serve as VP
Kamala Harris
National Organization for Women was founded by?
Betty Goldstein Friedan
First Asian Woman to receive a star on hollywood walk of fame
Anna May Wong
First woman to receive Distinguished Flying Cross
Amelia Earhart
when did womens history week become a month?
1987
when could women start getting credit cards?
1974
first woman to earn a medical degree in the US
Elizabeth Blackwell
the first Womens History Day celebration was in NYC in
1909
who was the first female state governor
Nellie Tayloe Ross
First woman in space
Sally Ride
Ran off with three gold medals at the 1960 Olympics
Wilma Rudolph
where was the first place to give women the right to vote?
Wyoming Territory 1869
Refused to give up her bus seat on the same bus system as Rosa Parks months before
Claudette Colvin
declared as Womens' history Month by every president in
1995
First African-American to hold pilots license
Bessie Coleman
Her research led to the discovery of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
Which artist was known for her self-portraits and depiction of Mexican folk culture?
who is Frida Kahlo
Which activist co-founded and presided over the National Woman Suffrage Association?
who is Susan B. Anthony
Which disability and women’s rights activist was known for being the first deaf-blind person to write a book and earn a Bachelor’s Degree?
Who is Hellen Keller
Which singer won the Grammy Award for Album Of The Year most often (3 times)?
Who is Taylor Swift?
Rosa Parks’ activism led to which key moment in the Civil Rights Movement?
What is Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Which soldier fought in the American Revolutionary War disguised as a man?
Who is Deborah Sampson
Which of the following women was the first female US Secretary of State?
Who is Madeleine Albright
Who was the first woman to co-anchor a news show?
who is Barbara Walters
Simone Biles is the most decorated athlete in which of the following sports?
What is Gymnastics?
Which abolitionist was known as ‘Moses’ in the Underground Railroad?
Who was Harriet Tubman?
Which US First Lady is known for being the first to take on responsibilities beyond hosting and entertaining in the White House?
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt
Who was the first female Chinese-American movie star in Hollywood?
who is Anna May Wong
Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature?
Who is Toni Morrison
Madam C.J Walker is known as the first self-made Black female millionaire. What products led to her success?
What is Beauty/Hair care products
Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Which politician was the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?