Women's History Month
When did March become Women's History month in the United States?
March 1987
I worked out of a shack , went on to win 2 Nobel Prizes and was a good friend of Albert Einstein.
Marie Curie
What right does the 19th Amendment to the US constitution grant?
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote, a right known as women’s suffrage, and was ratified on August 18, 1920.
Who refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and helped launch the civil rights movement?
Rosa Parks
What date is International Women's day?
March 8
The most famous primate scientist in history, she was renowned for her work with chimpanzees and as a champion of animal rights.
Jane Goodall - She wasn’t just working in a lab; she climbed trees and mimicked the behavior of chimps in Tanzania to gain their trust and study them in their natural habitat.
Who became the first female speaker of the House in Congress on Jan. 4, 2007?
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). In 2019, she reclaims the title, becoming the first lawmaker to hold the office two times in more than 50 years.
Who was the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Who was the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova - Russian cosmonaut
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice sworn in July 7, 1981?
Sandra Day O’Connor
Who beat Bobby Riggs in a tennis match called “The Battle of the Sexes,” in straight sets during an exhibition match aired on primetime TV and drawing 90 million viewers in 1973?
Billie Jean King
I was a pioneer in the field of computer programming, I helped to develop some of the first compiled languages, and an early language I created was eventually developed into COBOL
Grace Hopper
First US state to grant women rights to vote?
Wyoming - In 1890, Wyoming is the 44th state admitted to the Union and becomes the first state to allow women the right to vote.
What is the theme of Women's History Month for 2021?
Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced
What woman born in 1821, became the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States
Elizabeth Blackwell
Who was the first female US Secretary of State?
Madeleine Albright
Who was a former slave turned abolitionist and women’s rights activist, she delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio in 1851?
Sojourner Truth