US Trailblazing Leaders
Katherine Johnson's calculations were critical to the success of early U.S. spaceflights of this organization.
NASA
She wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice.”
Jane Austen
This woman won 23 Grand Slam singles titles tennis.
Serena Williams
Mother Teresa Founded the Missionaries of Charity and won this global prize in 1979.
Nobel Peace Prize
Mary Anderson invented the first practical version of the invention that keeps rain off the glass screen at the front of cars.
Windshield wipers
This woman was the first woman appointed to the US Supreme Court.
Sandra Day O'Connor
This Mexican painter is known for her bold self-portraits and surrealist style.
Frida Kahlo
This woman is the most decorated athlete ever in this gymnastics.
Simone Biles
Margaret Thatcher was known as the "Iron Lady" due to her governing style of this country.
Stephanie Kwolek invented this substance used in bulletproof vests.
Kevlar
Madeleine Albright was the first woman to serve as this position, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997.
US Secretary of State
This prolific country singer established the Imagination Library program that donates one book a month to children.
Dolly Parton
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to complete a solo flight across this ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
This woman was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her work in radioactivity led to major advancements in medicine, including the development of cancer treatments using radiation.
Marie Curie
Marion Donovan invented disposable diapers, which lead to the development of this leading brand.
Pampers
This woman refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
Rosa Parks
This talk show host because the youngest female billionaire in history.
Oprah Winfrey
Diana Taurasi is the all-time leading scorer in this professional league.
WNBA
This woman became the first Chancellor of Germany in 2005.
Angela Merkel
Lillian Gilbreth invented the foot-pedal version of this kitchen cleanup essential.
Trash can
This former 20th century first lady served as a U.S. Delegate to the United Nations and chaired the committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Eleanor Roosevelt
Maya Angelou wrote “Still I Rise” and recited her poem at this president's 1993 inauguration.
Bill Clinton
Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run in this event as a registered participant in 1967.
Boston Marathon
This woman overcame an assassination attempt by the Taliban at the age of 15 over her desire to be educated and became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Malala Yousafzai
Margaret Knight invented a new machine that standardized this flat-bottom invention that helped people carry their groceries.
Paper bag