First Women in History
This woman was the first prime minister of the United Kingdom, holding the office from 1979 to 1990.
Who is Margaret Thatcher
This female author wrote, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" in her famous novel which has been adapted into both a movie and a series.
Who is Jane Austen
In 2013, this pop star "came in like a wrecking ball" to top the Billboard charts.
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955, sparking a major civil rights boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This TWU staff member was named director of the Scholar Programs Office. She previously served for more than a decade as associate director of CARE (Campus Alliance for Resource Education).
Who is Jessica Burchfield?
In 1983, she became the first American woman to travel into space.
Who is Sally Ride
A prominent contemporary author known for her speculative fiction, including "The Handmaid's Tale."
Who is Margaret Atwood
She is the only artist to have a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in each year of the 1990s.
Who is Mariah Carey
She was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement, a tireless campaigner, and her portrait was on the dollar coin.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
She has served as chancellor of the Texas Woman’s University System and president of Texas Woman’s University (TWU) since 2014. She is from Belgium and is fluent in five languages.
Who is Chancellor Carine M. Feyten?
The name or abbreviation of the first organization of women to fly American military aircraft, beginning in 1942.
What is "WASP" or "Women Airforce Service Pilots"
Nobel Prize-winning author known for "Beloved," "Song of Solomon," and "The Bluest Eye."
Who is Toni Morrison
Before starring as tennis coach Tashi Duncan in the 2024 film Challengers, this single-named star got her start on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up
Who is Zendaya?
Known as the "Moses of her people," she led many enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
She is the university’s assistant vice president for Student Life and dean of students. She has previously worked at UTA and Bellarmine University in Kentucky.
Who is Dean Heather Snow?
She was the first Black woman to win a tennis championship at Wimbledon and at the U.S. Open.
Who is Althea Gibson
This author wrote Frankenstein at the age of 18.
Who is Mary Shelley
This actress starred as Maria in the 2021 Steven Spielberg adaptation of West Side Story.
Who is Rachel Zegler?
She was a journalist who led a fierce anti-lynching crusade and fought for voting rights in the South.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
She became the first woman president of TWU in 1976 and the name of the Denton campus library in 1986.
Who is Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey?
She was the first woman to compete in the Olympic Games, participating in the 1900 Paris Games as a Swiss-American sailor.
Who is Hélène de Pourtalès or Helen Barbey
In a 1929 essay, "A Room of One's Own," this woman wrote, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."
Who is Virginia Woolf
This Canadian soccer player holds the record for most goals scored in international play (male or female) with 190, surpassing Abby Wambach.
Who is Christine Sinclair?
A prominent abolitionist who authored "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which highlighted the cruelty of slavery.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
She was named chancellor and president of Texas Woman’s University (TWU) in 1999. Under her transformational leadership, enrollment grew by 85%. She raised more than $220 million and led the implementation of advanced technology and teaching tools that mirror the workplace and improve learning.
Who is Dr. Ann Stuart?