Women in Sports
We are both tennis players. One of us has won more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man during the open era. In addition, we both won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, the second most for a pair in the open era, and three doubles gold medals at the Olympics.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams
I am an American lawyer and politician who served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 2018 to 2022. I was also in the running to be VP running mate with President Joe Biden
Who is Keisha Lance Bottoms
What month is women's history month celebrated?
March
I became the first woman to receive 10 Grammy nominations, and the first to take home five awards, including Best New Artist, at the 41st Grammy Awards in 1999.
Lauryn Hill
I was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for my pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored me as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement"
Rosa Parks
I am an American artistic gymnast with a combined total of 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. I am tied as the most decorated gymnast of all time.
Who is Simone Biles
I am an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. I am the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African American and first Asian American vice president
Who is Kamala Harris
International Women's Day was established as a holiday in what year?
1911
I am an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. I am also the first black female billionaire.
Oprah Winfrey
I am an American activist who helped the civil rights movement in Louisiana. I was the first child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white school in Louisiana which she was selected to attend based on her displayed intelligence at just six years old.
Ruby Bridges
I am a retired American basketball player (Dream) and sports broadcaster for the Atlanta Hawks who is currently vice president, part-owner, and investor of the Atlanta Dream, and one of three owners of the FCF Beasts Indoor Football Team.
Who is Renee Montgomery
I am an American attorney and jurist who has served as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 2021. I am a current nominee for the Supreme Court, awaiting Senate confirmation. I will be the first black female justice for the Supreme Court.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Which amendment gave women the right to vote
19th amendment
I was an American actress and fashion model. In a career spanning more than seven decades, I became known for the portrayal of strong African-American women. I was the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Black Reel Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, one Tony Award, an honorary Academy Award, and a Peabody Award.
Cicely Tyson
I am the first African-American woman to serve as the first lady of the United States, but I also continue to be a source of inspiration through my efforts to promote health and wellness for kids in America, as well as through my deeply personal and best-selling memoir "Becoming."
Michelle Obama
I am the first U.S. woman to win three gold medals (100m, 200m, 4x100) at one Olympics (Rome 1960). I was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and retired at my peak in 1962.
Who is Wilma Rudolph
I am an American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, serving as minority leader from 2011 to 2017. I am also running to be the governor of Georgia.
Stacey Abrams
I was the first black female millionaire in the US
Madam CJ Walker
As of 2020, I am the only solo artist besides Mariah Carey to have hit No. 1 in four different decades.
I also made music history (again) when my visual album, "Lemonade," charted 12 songs at once on the Billboard Hot 100.
Who is Beyonce
I was a prominent Black investigative journalist, educator, and activist in the early civil rights movement. I was one of the founders of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and led a powerful anti-lynching crusade in the U.S. in the 1890s.
Ida B. Wells
I am the first Black tennis player to win the French Open (1956), US Open (1957, 58), and Wimbledon (1957, 58) singles titles. I am in the International Tennis Hall of Fame and dominated the global game in the late 1950s and later became a professional golfer.
Who is Althea Gibson
I was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, I became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress. I also was the first woman and African American to seek nomination for president of the United States.
Shirley Chisolm
I was the first black woman inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame
Aretha Franklin
I was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For my role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, I won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar
Hattie McDaniel
I was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader in the civil rights movement. I was the co-founder and vice-chair of the Freedom Democratic Party, which I represented at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer