Important Dates
What week did Women's History Week start?
1978
Which country celebrates women's history in October?
Canada
What is one award Rosa Parks received?
Congressional Gold Medal of Honor
Golden Plate
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Springarn Medal
One Women's History Month Theme?
Moving forward together
First woman in space
Sally Ride
What is celebrated on March 8, 1980?
International Women's Day
Where did Helen Keller Graduate?
Radcliffe College
How many different languages of Braille could Helen Keller read and what were they?
French, German, Greek, Latin, English
What did David Greybeard bring with him when he visited Goodall's camp?
Bananas
First female airplane pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
How many years did Mae Jemison spend in Sierra Leon and Liberia?
2 Years
Where did Clara Barton learn about the Red Cross?
During a trip to Europe
What disease led Wilma Rudolph to wear a leg brace when she was young?
Polio
What was the nickname of Amelia Earhart's first airplane?
The Canary
What was the underground Railroad?
Freedom for slaves
In the mid-1800s, who was the leader of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Why did Bessie Coleman move to France?
To pursue her dream
What was Harriet Tubman's Birth name?
Araminta Ross
Why did they want Rosa Parks off the bus?
She wouldn't give her seat to a white person
She was deaf
Helen Keller
When did Helen Keller Graduate?
1904
Where did the first Women's History Month take place? City and State
Santa Rose, California
What was Susan La Flesche Picotte known for?
First Native American to earn a medical degree.
What did Mary Anning call fossils when she was a young girl?
Curiosities
Famous woman who sings Halo
Beyoncé